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Fully 81{63db9e01466bcb89d915115e4058035bc1dbef85212a955ed28cbdcf59c45a54} of U.S. adults say they watch a number of of most of these programming (shows or films about legal investigations, hospitals and medical settings, or science fiction) at least sometimes. Political divides emerge in judgments about science news.
And this group locations each more importance and relatively more belief on science information that comes to them by way of social media. Social media, whereas outstanding as a general news supply, seem to play a modest position in informing Americans about science. Most social media customers see science-associated posts on these platforms, though only 1 / 4 (25{63db9e01466bcb89d915115e4058035bc1dbef85212a955ed28cbdcf59c45a54}) see “a lot” or “some” science posts; and a third (33{63db9e01466bcb89d915115e4058035bc1dbef85212a955ed28cbdcf59c45a54}) consider this an essential means they get science information.
Roughly one-in-six U.S. adults (17{63db9e01466bcb89d915115e4058035bc1dbef85212a955ed28cbdcf59c45a54}) both get science information no less than a few times per week and have a tendency to seek it out. A small however lively group of science information shoppers is embedded inside most people; they are distinctive in how they use and consider science news. Still, about a quarter of social media users (26{63db9e01466bcb89d915115e4058035bc1dbef85212a955ed28cbdcf59c45a54}) say they follow science associated pages and accounts.
About a quarter of social media users (26{63db9e01466bcb89d915115e4058035bc1dbef85212a955ed28cbdcf59c45a54}) …