This is according to a report published in Public Opinion Quarterly, which reveals around 40 percent of people who responded to the 2018 General Social Survey (GSS) reported having a good deal of confidence in scientific leaders.
This is a number that has remained relatively stable since 1973 and is considered high in comparison to other professions, including journalists, judges and Congress.
But as others have pointed out, it still remains "embarassingly low" and stands at less than 50 percent.
The study's authors say, these findings would seem to suggest that American's trust in science and scientists have not been majorly impacted by political events.
"The anti vaccination movement started as soon as vaccines became mainstream at the end of the 19th century.".
The biggest supporters can be found in the suburbs, where close to half of people said they had a great deal of confidence in scientists.
The study's authors point out that confidence levels related to party affiliation tends to be less stable than other measures. »
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