Abstract
This study investigated the public information sources in specific science or technology in Taiwan. A survey was conducted extensively in Taiwan to study civic scientific literacy. Participants of this study included 2,024 individuals who were selected by using probability proportional to size sampling method. Interviews were conducted and survey data were quantitatively analyzed by means of Logistic regressions and reported with the use of cross tables. The result showed that: (1)The primary ways to retrieve specific science or technology information sources used by Taiwanese adult citizens were Internet. (2)Young citizens possessing the higher education placed a high value to retrieve specific science or technology information on the Internet. (3)The age and educational level were strong predictors of Taiwanese citizens who are retrieving particular science or technology information by Internet.
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