Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
30 states and three U.S. territories recognize Columbus Day in some form, but only 20 states and two territories make Columbus Day a paid holiday for state workers.
Workers younger than 50 and workers with a bachelor’s degree or more education are among the most likely to use AI in their job.
About six-in-ten now say they have an unfavorable view of the Israeli government, with a rising share saying Israel is “going too far.”
Nearly three-in-four U.S. adults (74%) say economic conditions are only fair or poor, up slightly from 72% in January 2024.
Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.
Congress has passed all its required appropriations measures on time only four times in nearly five decades.
About one-in-ten U.S. adults say they get news often (2%) or sometimes (7%) from AI chatbots.
One-in-five U.S. adults say they find AI summaries in search results extremely or very useful, 52% say they’re somewhat useful, and 28% say they’re not too or not at all useful.
Democrats now express more disapproval of their congressional leadership than they have in several decades.
Over half of Americans (53%) now say fewer people choosing to have children in the future would negatively impact the United States.
