Americans’ Views on Engineering – Jan 2009 – Hart
Research for Pratt School/Duke University
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Learning about NAE challenges enhances perceptions of
importance and interest in engineering.
% saying
engineering issues/problems are more interesting/
important than those of medicine, business, and law
important than those of medicine, business, and law
Before hearing
challenges
challenges
After hearing
challenges
challenges
Much
more
18%
Much
more
27%
40%
54%
Men
Women
High school
or less
or less
Some
college
college
College
graduates
graduates
Postgrad
education
education
n Before hearing
n After hearing
21%
much more
29% much more
29% much more
15%
26%
26%
19%
29%
29%
18%
31%
31%
15%
22%
22%
16%
25%
25%