---
"title": "About This Report"
"description": "This report examines the general public’s knowledge about 12 science-related topics. The data were collected on the Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel. This report also includes a series of tables with findings from the new Pew Research survey and from previous Pew Research studies on science knowledge to allow for comparisons across a wider […]"
"date": "2015-09-10"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Cary Funk"
    "job_title": "Former Director, Science and Society Research"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/cary-funk/"
  -
    "name": "Sara Kehaulani Goo"
    "job_title": "Former Senior Digital Editor"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/sara-kehaulani-goo/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/science/2015/09/10/about-this-report-10-2/"
"categories":
  - "Public Knowledge"
  - "Science Knowledge"
  - "Science News & Information"
"datasets":
  -
    "name": "American Trends Panel Wave 6"
    "url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-6/"
---

# About This Report

This report examines the general public’s knowledge about 12 science-related topics. The data were collected on the Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel. This report also includes a series of tables with findings from the new Pew Research survey and from previous Pew Research studies on science knowledge to allow for comparisons across a wider array of questions and topics.

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/science2015](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/packages/science-and-society/).

Cary Funk, *Associate Director, Research* Sara Kehaulani Goo, *Senior Digital Editor* Brian Kennedy, *Research Associate* Lee Rainie, *Director Internet, Science, and Technology Research* Monica Anderson, *Research Analyst* Kenneth Olmstead, *Research Associate* Andrew Perrin, *Research Assistant* Dana Page, *Senior Communications Manager* David Kent, *Copy Editor* Margaret Porteus, *Information Graphics Designer* Shannon Greenwood, *Assistant Digital Producer* Scott Keeter, *Director, Survey Research* Kyley McGeeney, *Research Methodologist* Ruth Igielnik, *Research Associate* Andrew Mercer, *Research Methodologist*

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