Knowledge of Climate Change Among Visitors to Science & Technology Museums

Knowledge of Climate Change Among Science & Technology Museum Visitors reports results from a national study of what the American public understands about how the climate system works, and the causes, impacts and potential solutions to global warming. This report describes how knowledge of climate change varies across Science and Technology Museum visitors. Using a straight grading scale, 38% of both occasional and frequent museum visitors received a passing grade (A, B, or C), compared to 19% of non-visitors. While knowledge levels vary across the groups, these results also indicate that relatively few museum visitors have an in-depth understanding of climate change. Twenty eight percent of frequent museum visitors received a failing grade (F), compared to 36% of occasional visitors and 56% of non-visitors. Includes survey questions.