Education differences – and similarities – in Americans’ confidence in doing common tasks | Pew Research Center

October 10, 2025

Navigate with a compass? Fix a car engine? What Americans say they can (and can’t) do

Education differences – and similarities – in Americans’ confidence in doing common tasks

Education differences – and similarities – in Americans’ confidence in doing common tasks

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Navigate with a compass? Fix a car engine? What Americans say they can (and can’t) do
Most Americans say they could do many practical tasks, but relatively few say they could fix a car engine
Education differences – and similarities – in Americans’ confidence in doing common tasks
Men are more confident than women that they could do certain tasks, especially fixing a car’s engine
Younger Americans are less likely than older adults to say they could do certain tasks