Index of Social Confidence 3,09 2,97 2,86 2,82 2,79 2,79 2,76 2,67 2,66 2,64 2,6 2,53
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HunSCAN 2006
As you can see, the Academy was in the first range in 2004 and 2006. Naturally, in this question we find significant difference among the target groups, but the tendency is the same: science has the highest authority among people. However, I see a stronger approval of science by Hungarians. Scientific excellence is part of the Hungarian national identity. This means that peopleâ€&#x;s perception can be deeply and generally stimulated by scientific topics and the issue of science. Science has a similarly high prestige in the USA – but the first range is possessed by other organizations. Among a lot of historical and political causes, this high prestige of the military comes from the professional media activity of the Pentagon. Index of Social Confidence - USA
NSF 2008
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