“Pulse 2024: Awareness and perceptions of effective altruism” by Jamie E, David_Moss
Key takeaways: We estimate awareness of EA among US adults to be low - <1% when assessed stringently and 2% permissively - although 12% claim awareness of the term. We found demographic variation with respect to awareness of EA: Relatively higher awareness was found among those with high educational attainment, those aged between 25-44, as well as those with higher household incomes. Men had higher awareness than women. Awareness tended to be lower among Black/African American respondents relative to White/Caucasian and Asian/Asian American respondents. Sentiment towards EA among those who had heard of it was positive (51% positive vs. 38% negative among those stringently aware, and 70% positive, vs. 22% negative among those permissively aware). Sentiment towards core ideas of EA among those who had not heard of it was also highly positive (64% positive vs. 9% negative). Awareness of EA-associated organizations and people (e.g., GiveWell, Will [...] ---Outline:(01:58) Population level estimation(04:12) Demographic subgroup estimates(07:16) Attitudes towards effective altruism(08:35) Attitudes among those who have already heard of EA(09:01) Attitudes among those who have not heard of EA(11:49) Awareness of EA-related terms, organizations, and people(11:55) Terms(13:16) Organizations(15:09) PeopleThe original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. The original text contained 15 images which were described by AI. --- First published: November 27th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/6xWt7uw3LhrdG45iE/pulse-2024-awareness-and-perceptions-of-effective-altruism --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.