Views About Government, Private Research Funding % of U.S. adults saying private that governmentimustment will is essential scientific for scientific progress or that private investment will ensure that enough scientific progress is made, private even without governmentinvestment
Views about the role of government funding as compared with private investment show steady support for government investment (61% in 2014 and 60% in 2009) but, there is a slight rise in the view that private investment, without government funds, will be enough to ensure scientific progress (from 29% in 2009 to 34% today). The modest difference over time stems from more expressing an opinion today than did so five years ago.
Views About Government, Private Research Funding  | % of U.S. adults saying private that governmentimustment will is essential scientific for scientific  | progress or that private investment will ensure that enough scientific  | progress is made, private even without governmentinvestment  | Government investment essential  | Private Don't inv estment will be enough  | Don't know  | 2014  | 61  | 34  | 2009  | 29  | 11  | 60  | Survey ofU.S. adults August15-25. 2014 Q13 Compa rison with survey conducted April 28-  | May 12. 2009.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 