INFORMATION AND Change in importance SCIENCE LITERACY More Less since the start of the year Net change Important Important PRIORITIES in the U.S… RELATIVE TO 2020 Prioritizing my family and their needs +47 57 10 Change in importance since last year (more important minus less important) Being politically aware +44 53 9 media and Increasing my +38 48 10 information literacy Speaking out when I see the +35 46 11 need for changes and reforms science literacy +32 44 12 Increasing my 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer.IMP_VALUES. For each of the following, please indicate whether it has become more important to you, less important to you, or has stayed the same in importance, since last year. 5-point scale; top 2 box; more important; bottom 2 box, less important. Question asked of half of the sample. General population, 30 U.S. Net change is the difference between more and less important.