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Informative note on the survey 'Perception of Science and Technology'
Madrid, 01 June 2023
Nota informativa
Almost 70% of Spaniards show great interest in science and technology.
- According to the survey on science and technology carried out by the CIS, the topics of non-polluting energy and biotechnology are what interest citizens the most.
- Regarding the dangers that technological advances can bring, 50.3% believe that artificial intelligence could be a problem.
Madrid, June 1, 2023 . The Center for Sociological Research has carried out a survey on the perception that Spaniards have of science and technology. 68.9% of those surveyed say they are "very interested" or "fairly interested" in these topics. And, specifically, what interests those surveyed most are the topics related to non-polluting energy , 79.5% say that they are "very interested" or "quite interested" in this topic, and in second place is biotechnology , since 55.4% assure that it generates a lot of interest.
Furthermore, 86.5% of Spaniards find it very interesting or quite interesting to "understand the world, how it works and the whys of things" and 84.4% find it "reading the news about new scientific discoveries."
When asking respondents why they believe it is useful to have knowledge about science and technology, they say - firstly - "to take care of health and prevent diseases in our daily lives", and "to take care of the environment" secondly.
Regarding science, citizens believe that the greatest usefulness it provides is to "obtain knowledge" according to 92.9% and secondly to "solve problems" (79.3%).
Regarding the dangers that technological advances may bring, 50.3% believe that artificial intelligence may become a problem and 46.8% believe that nuclear energy.
Despite this, 95.2% of citizens believe that, thinking about the next 20 years, the development of science and technology will bring "many or quite a few benefits."
And finally, when asking those surveyed whether they would be in favor or against the country's Government having to cut public spending on science and technology, 91.3% were against this measure.
The data from this survey carried out between May 8 and 11, with a sample of 2,924 interviews, are available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es).
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