Sentences with phrase «percentage point gap»

42 - percentage point gap over the issue of using animals in research — 89 % of scientists favor it, while 47 % of the public backs the idea.

33 - percentage point gap on the question about whether humans have evolved over time — 98 % of scientists say we have, compared with 65 % of the public.

That 12 percentage point gap compares with the national 17 point gap.

However, there was a 24 percentage point gap between white adults who have a college degree and those who don't; 80 percent of whites with a degree said they'd want their child to go to a four - year college, compared with 56 percent who don't have a degree.

«There was a 29 percentage point gap at private colleges and universities in the response rate to white men and Chinese women,» Inside Higher Ed's Scott Jaschik reports.

In total, 67 per cent of disadvantaged pupils achieved at least level 4 in all of reading, writing and mathematics, versus 83 per cent for other pupils — a one percentage point gap reduction over last year.

The 53 percentage point gap between Democrats and Republicans on climate change is one of the largest for any issue.

40 - percentage point gap on the question of whether it is safe to eat foods grown with pesticides — 68 % of scientists say that it is, compared with 28 % of citizens.

37 - percentage point gap over whether climate change is mostly caused by human activity — 87 % of AAAS scientists say it is, while 50 % of the public does.

Women Are Dominating Social Media (Pew Research) On average, the proportion of women who use social media is greater than that of men by an 8 percentage point gap.

Cybersecurity talent is a rare breed as demonstrated by the 25 - percentage point gap between the demand for, and supply of cybersecurity skills.

The graph below shows the percentage point gap was at 27.4 % for 2013 - 14, up from 26.9 % in 2012 - 13.

«The next largest gap was a 21 percentage point gap in responses to those with an Indian male name, followed by a 19 percentage point gap for those with an Indian female name.»

51 - percentage point gap between scientists and the public about the safety of eating genetically modified foods — 88 % of AAAS scientists think eating GM food is safe, while 37 % of the public believes that.

York (a 31 percentage point gap) and Bath & North East Somerset (28 percentage points) have the biggest «school readiness» gap between poorer and wealthier children.

The gain was 3 percentage points in math, one point less than for white students, leaving a 44 percentage point gap.

Proficiency gaps are still too wide — in math, there is a 35 percentage point gap between white and black students — and those gaps are growing for more black, Hispanic, and low - income students.

According to the California Department of Education, some 40 percent of students in San Jose are not proficient in their grade - level reading skills, with a with a 37 percentage point gap between the highest and lowest performing subgroups.