mede_2025_trust_scientists

862,607 responses from 71,915 respondents to 12 items.

About this table

DescriptionPerceived trustworthiness of scientists (12 semantic-differential items covering competence, integrity, benevolence and openness; very inexpert/dishonest 1 – very expert/honest 5). TISP global survey, 71,915 respondents in 68 countries.
ReferenceMede, N. G., Cologna, V., Berger, S., Besley, J., Brick, C., Joubert, M., et al. (2025). Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset. Scientific Data, 12, 114. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04100-7
DOI10.1038/s41597-024-04100-7
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Source datahttps://osf.io/5c3qd/

Size and shape

Responses862,607
Respondents71,915
Items12
Response categories5
Responses per respondent11.995
Responses per item71883.917
Density1.000
LongitudinalFALSE

Classification

age rangeAdult (18+)
sampleInternet-based
measurement toolSurvey/questionnaire
item formatLikert Scale/selected response

Columns

cov_agecov_agegroupcov_continentcov_countrycov_educationcov_gendercov_income_usdcov_languagecov_pol_conservativecov_pol_rightcov_religiouscov_samplecov_urbaniditemresp

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# R
install.packages("remotes")
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Version and provenance

IRW versionv393
Redivis datasetitem_response_warehouse_4 v7.0
Redivis dataset DOI10.57761/cpj5-vm97
Manifest pin for this IRW versionv7.0
Metadata sourceirw_meta v23.0