The vast majority (79%) of the US believes that scientific and medical researchers make the country better off, according to a study of 1,032 nationally representative adults conducted by SSRS in July of 2023.
When confronted with the statement “research universities make the country better off by producing groundbreaking medical research that saves lives,” 85% of adults thought the statement was true or found it believable.
In a national study of 4,000 US adults in March of 2023, medical research that leads to new cures, drugs and treatments was seen as the most important kind of research to fund.