Math seen as one of the most important skills children need to succeed % of U.S. adults who say are most impor tantfor say children to
Americans rank math as one of the most important skills children need today to get ahead. In a 2014 Pew Research Center survey, respondents were asked, “Regardless of whether or not you think these skills are good to have, which ones do you think are most important for children to get ahead in the world today?” Roughly eight-in-ten U.S. adults (79%) said math is one of the most important skills needed for youth to get ahead. That placed math on par with teamwork, but slightly lower than communication and reading.
Math seen as one of  | the most important skills  | children need to succeed  | % of U.S. adults who say  | skills  | are most impor tantfor say children to  | get ahead impor in the world today  | Communication  | 90  | Reading  | 86  | Math  | 79  | 77  | Teamwork  | Writing  | 75  | 74  | Logic  | Science  | 58  | Athletic 25  | Music 24  | Art 23  | Source Survey cond lucted Sept. 9-Oct. 3,  | 2014.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 