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Mapped out: negative perceptions of science

<ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ class="standfirst">This map shows that across Africa, India, Central America and parts of the Middle East, people are more likely to believe that one of the ¡°bad effects¡± of science is that it ¡°breaks down ideas of right and wrong¡±
December 22, 2016
David Matthews
Mapped out: negative perceptions of science (22 December 2016)

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This view was less common in parts of Europe, in Australia and the US, but even in richer countries the average score ¨C where one means ¡°completely disagree¡± and 10 ¡°completely agree¡± ¨C was normally about four or five.

The results are based on a questionnaire of at least 1,000 people per country by the World Values Survey, conducted between 2010 and 2014.

david.matthews@tesglobal.com

Note: countries in white not included in the survey

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