How much does lack of awareness describe why Americans may not participate in science-related activities?

Responses to a 2023 survey by the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) on science engagement interests, motivations, and barriers among U.S. adults. The chart shows how much respondents say the statement “I don’t know where to find activities / am not made aware of them” describes why they may not participate in science-related activities.

Bar chart showing how U.S. adults responded to a survey question about whether not knowing where to find science-related activities describes why they may not participate. About 13% said it describes perfectly, 21% selected 4, 25% selected 3, 17% selected 2, and 23% said it does not describe them at all, indicating a balanced distribution with a large middle.

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Values represent the percentage of respondents selecting each response option on a 1–5 scale, where 5 = “Describes perfectly” and 1 = “Does not describe at all.” Percentages exclude respondents who selected “does not apply” and are based on valid responses only (N = 2,435).

Chart: Visualized by the Civic Science Media LabSource: Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Download imageCreated with Datawrapper