That .doc is actually quite a bit more optimistic than the graphic alone would imply:
Viewed in terms of individual countries, American adults rank second to only Sweden among the 34 countries from which current data area available, using the same metric and the same cutting point.
The authors conclude that,
On balance, European adults are not better informed about science than American adults… And these results suggest that the admittedly strong secondary school science programs in Europe are not sufficient to match the impact of general education requirement for college and university students in the United States in producing scientifically literate adults.
That .doc is actually quite a bit more optimistic than the graphic alone would imply:
Viewed in terms of individual countries, American adults rank second to only Sweden among the 34 countries from which current data area available, using the same metric and the same cutting point.
That .doc is actually quite a bit more optimistic than the graphic alone would imply:
The authors conclude that,
Optimistic?