The survey, commissioned by Duke's Pratt School of Engineering, showed that although 34 percent of respondents gave themselves a grade of A or B for understanding "the world of engineers and what they do," 72 percent nonetheless expect the technological advancements of the 21st century to surpass those of the previous century.

However, 49 percent of those asked predict the United States will lead the way in producing those advances, to the survey of 808 U.S. adults carried out Jan. 22-25 by Hart Research Associates indicates.

China was cited by 20 percent of respondents as being most likely to assume the technological leadership position, followed by Japan and Europe at 10 percent each and India at 4 percent.

"Americans understand that innovation is critical to their future but also recognize that our country's continued leadership isn't assured just because we invented everything from the airplane to the personal computer," said Thomas Katsouleas, dean of the Pratt School. "The survey shows that when Americans focus on how central engineers are to solving our biggest problems, they come to view the discipline as essential and want to attract more talented young people to it."

The survey results are available at http://tinyurl.com/nsr33.

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