Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Overall, 29 of the 49 people who have served as vice president since the country’s founding have gone on to formally seek a party’s presidential nomination.
About three-quarters of Americans (76%) say all citizens who want to vote this fall will be able to.
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Among the places surveyed, people in Japan (85%) and Vietnam (84%) are most likely to say they have a family gravesite.
About eight-in-ten Americans report an unfavorable view of China, and Chinese President Xi Jinping receives similarly negative ratings.
Though Biden is 81 years old, most global leaders are in their 50s and 60s, and the median age of current national leaders is 62.
Just 12% of Republicans and Republican leaners say dealing with climate change should be a top priority for the president and Congress.
More than half of U.S. adults (56%) said that widespread use of brain chips to enhance cognitive function would be a bad idea for society.
Americans overwhelmingly see small businesses as having a positive effect on the way things are going in the country. By contrast, their views of large corporations are broadly negative. And most people – including identical shares in both parties – are critical of the impact of banks and financial institutions.
Black adults in upper-income families are about twice as likely as those in lower-income families to say they are extremely or very happy.
