Overall, 43% in U.S. say evidence from public health experts has a great deal of influence on their state's policies % ofU.S. adults who say their state/federal government's policies to control the spread of A great deal A fair amount Note: Respondents who did not give an answer are not shown. "Trust in Medical Scientists Has Grown in U.S., but Mainly Among
In comparison, a smaller share of U.S. adults (26%) say the federal government’s policies to control the spread of the coronavirus are influenced a great deal by public health experts’ evidence. About one-quarter of Americans (24%) think such evidence does not influenced the federal government’s response too much or at all. (The survey asked a random half of respondents to gauge the role this evidence played either in federal policies and the other half to rate its role in their state government’s policies.)
Overall, 43% in U.S. say evidence from  | public health experts has a great deal of  | influence on their state's policies  | % ofU.S. adults who say their state/federal  | government's policies to control the spread of  | coronavirus are influenced  | by evidence from public  | health experts  | A great deal A fair amount  | Not too much/ Not at all  | Their state  | 43  | 40  | 17  | government  | Federal  | 26  | 49  | 24  | government  | Note: Respondents who did not give an answer are not shown.  | Source: Survey conducted April 29-May 5, 2020.  | "Trust in Medical Scientists Has Grown in U.S., but Mainly Among  | Democrats If  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 