57% of Americans say masks should be required on airplanes and public transportation
As has often been the case on policy questions about how to deal with the pandemic, partisans are far apart in their views on mask mandates.
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Americans’ Concerns About War in Ukraine: Wider Conflict, Possible U.S.-Russia Clash
The share of adults saying the U.S. isn’t providing enough support to Ukraine has declined since March.
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Black and Hispanic Americans, those with less education are more likely to fall out of the middle class each year
In the United States, the transience of economic status varies significantly across racial and ethnic groups and by level of education.
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About a third of Asian Americans say they have changed their daily routine due to concerns over threats, attacks
Most Asian Americans say violence against them is increasing, and most also worry at least some of the time about being threatened or attacked.
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Wide partisan gaps in abortion attitudes, but opinions in both parties are complicated
Public attitudes about the legality of abortion are largely divided along partisan lines – and to a greater extent than in past decades.
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America’s Abortion Quandary
A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal abortion say it should be legal in some circumstances.
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Working moms in the U.S. have faced challenges on multiple fronts during the pandemic
Here is what Center surveys show about American moms’ experiences juggling work and parenting responsibilities during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Jobs, hobbies top the list of things U.S. adults put in their Twitter profiles; references to politics relatively rare
73% of U.S. adult Twitter users include identifiable text in their profile, but 27% include no text apart from the display and username fields.
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Highly religious Americans more skeptical of human enhancements such as brain implants, gene editing
Many Americans who are highly religious and identify with certain Christian traditions express discomfort with human enhancement.
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As telework continues for many U.S. workers, no sign of widespread ‘Zoom fatigue’
Most workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home say they are fine with the amount of time they spend on video calls.
