8 facts about atheists
Around six-in-ten U.S. atheists are men (64%). And seven-in-ten are ages 49 or younger, compared with about half of U.S. adults overall (52%).
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Around six-in-ten U.S. atheists are men (64%). And seven-in-ten are ages 49 or younger, compared with about half of U.S. adults overall (52%).
About three-quarters of Black adults in the United States say they see or hear news coverage about their local community at least sometimes.
Black Americans see a range of problems with how Black people are covered in the news. Almost two-thirds of Black adults (63%) say news about Black people is often more negative than news about other racial and ethnic groups. And while few are optimistic that will change in the foreseeable future, many see ways in which that coverage could be improved.
A declining share of U.S. adults are following the news closely, and audiences are shrinking for several older types of news media.
More Americans now prefer to get local news online, while fewer turn to TV or print. And most say local news outlets are important to their community.
How do Republicans who support legal abortion and Democrats who oppose it differ from their fellow partisans? One difference involves religion.
Half of all U.S. adults think evangelical Christians will lose influence in Washington under President Joe Biden’s new administration.
Americans say they don’t consider Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren to be particularly religious.
Black adults are about five times as likely as whites to say they’ve been unfairly stopped by police because of their race or ethnicity.
Trump’s approval rating has dropped among a range of religious groups, including white evangelicals – though they remain strongly supportive.
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