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In 2015, North America accounted for 28% of total global R&D expenditures, while East and Southeast Asia accounted for 38%.

Viewing: 2020Q3

	2020Q3
Very concerned	34.4%
Somewhat concerned	27.9%
Not at all concerned	4.1%
Neutral	21.8%
Somewhat unconcerned	4.3%
Not sure	7.6%

["Very concerned","Somewhat concerned","Not at all concerned","Neutral","Somewhat unconcerned","Not sure"] [{"label":"2020Q3","data":["34.4","27.9","4.1","21.8","4.3","7.6"]}]

In 2016, the U.S. had 568,000 university graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; in the same year China had 4.7 million

Viewing: 2020Q3

	2020Q3
Very concerned	36.3%
Somewhat concerned	32.6%
Not at all concerned	4.4%
Neutral	17.9%
Somewhat unconcerned	4.0%
Not sure	4.9%

["Very concerned","Somewhat concerned","Not at all concerned","Neutral","Somewhat unconcerned","Not sure"] [{"label":"2020Q3","data":["36.3","32.6","4.4","17.9","4.0","4.9"]}]

C02 levels are the highest they have been in 650,000 years

Viewing: 2020Q3

	2020Q3
Very concerned	41.6%
Somewhat concerned	24.5%
Not at all concerned	4.6%
Neutral	18.0%
Somewhat unconcerned	6.1%
Not sure	5.4%

["Very concerned","Somewhat concerned","Not at all concerned","Neutral","Somewhat unconcerned","Not sure"] [{"label":"2020Q3","data":["41.6","24.5","4.6","18.0","6.1","5.4"]}]

Black and Hispanic STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) students are greatly underrepresented in the number of doctorates awarded in the STEM fields

Viewing: 2020Q3

	2020Q3
Very concerned	30.4%
Somewhat concerned	25.8%
Not at all concerned	5.7%
Neutral	23.5%
Somewhat unconcerned	9.1%
Not sure	5.6%

["Very concerned","Somewhat concerned","Not at all concerned","Neutral","Somewhat unconcerned","Not sure"] [{"label":"2020Q3","data":["30.4","25.8","5.7","23.5","9.1","5.6"]}]

Compared to peer nations, the U.S. has among the highest number of hospitalizations from preventable causes and the highest rate of avoidable deaths.

Viewing: 2020Q3

	2020Q3
Very concerned	43.7%
Somewhat concerned	25.7%
Not at all concerned	4.6%
Neutral	16.0%
Somewhat unconcerned	5.1%
Not sure	4.9%

["Very concerned","Somewhat concerned","Not at all concerned","Neutral","Somewhat unconcerned","Not sure"] [{"label":"2020Q3","data":["43.7","25.7","4.6","16.0","5.1","4.9"]}]

75% of Americans say they liked K-12 science classes, but more than half of students who intend to major in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) switch to a different major in college.

Viewing: 2020Q3

	2020Q3
Very concerned	29.8%
Somewhat concerned	33.0%
Not at all concerned	4.4%
Neutral	20.1%
Somewhat unconcerned	6.2%
Not sure	6.5%

["Very concerned","Somewhat concerned","Not at all concerned","Neutral","Somewhat unconcerned","Not sure"] [{"label":"2020Q3","data":["29.8","33.0","4.4","20.1","6.2","6.5"]}]

K-12 science classes are often taught by teachers who are not trained in that discipline.

Viewing: 2020Q3

	2020Q3
Very concerned	38.2%
Somewhat concerned	29.5%
Not at all concerned	4.1%
Neutral	18.1%
Somewhat unconcerned	4.9%
Not sure	5.2%

["Very concerned","Somewhat concerned","Not at all concerned","Neutral","Somewhat unconcerned","Not sure"] [{"label":"2020Q3","data":["38.2","29.5","4.1","18.1","4.9","5.2"]}]

Studies show that there remains a significant wage gap between people of color and their White counterparts - and that this gap has improved little since 1950.

Viewing: 2020Q3

	2020Q3
Very concerned	34.1%
Somewhat concerned	26.2%
Not at all concerned	6.1%
Neutral	22.3%
Somewhat unconcerned	6.2%
Not sure	5.2%

["Very concerned","Somewhat concerned","Not at all concerned","Neutral","Somewhat unconcerned","Not sure"] [{"label":"2020Q3","data":["34.1","26.2","6.1","22.3","6.2","5.2"]}]

Currently, 14% of children ages 3-18 - about 9.4 million in total - are without home internet access.

Viewing: 2020Q3

	2020Q3
Very concerned	33.5%
Somewhat concerned	30.1%
Not at all concerned	4.1%
Neutral	21.8%
Somewhat unconcerned	5.6%
Not sure	5.1%

["Very concerned","Somewhat concerned","Not at all concerned","Neutral","Somewhat unconcerned","Not sure"] [{"label":"2020Q3","data":["33.5","30.1","4.1","21.8","5.6","5.1"]}]

Nine in ten parents want their child to study computer science, but only one in four schools teach computer programming.

Viewing: 2020Q3

	2020Q3
Very concerned	35.8%
Somewhat concerned	31.4%
Not at all concerned	3.4%
Neutral	18.2%
Somewhat unconcerned	5.7%
Not sure	5.6%

["Very concerned","Somewhat concerned","Not at all concerned","Neutral","Somewhat unconcerned","Not sure"] [{"label":"2020Q3","data":["35.8","31.4","3.4","18.2","5.7","5.6"]}]