2024 Edelman Trust Barometer P. 17 Concerned Government Has Too Much Influence on Science Percent who agree GLOBAL 28 Top 5 of 28 countries Science has become politicized in this country Government and organizations that fund research have too much influence on how science is done 75 71 70 67 67 65 65 60 60 59 59 53 Global 28 China U.S. France Thailand Australia Global 28 China Malaysia India Mexico S. Africa 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer. CHG_AGR. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. 9-point scale; top 4 box, agree. Question asked of half the sample. General population, 28-mkt avg. The five countries listed have the highest agreement, with ties broken by decimal to determine rank order.