Most countries don’t observe daylight saving time
Only about a third of the world’s countries practice daylight saving time, and the vast majority of them are in Europe.
Pew Research Center survey reports, demographic studies and data-driven analysis.
Only about a third of the world’s countries practice daylight saving time, and the vast majority of them are in Europe.
A majority of Americans believe climate change is causing harm to people in the U.S. today and 63% expect things to get worse in their lifetime.
The share of Americans who say climate scientists understand very well whether climate change is occurring decreased from 37% in 2021 to 32% this year.
Across 24 countries surveyed, a median of 66% give the EU a positive rating, while 29% give it a negative one.
In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time, but that share fell to 38% in 2022.
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72% of U.S. adults say that there should be limits on the amount of money individuals and organizations can spend on political campaigns.
26% of adults say having more political parties would make it easier to solve problems, while nearly as many (24%) say it would not.
71% of adults say they are very or somewhat concerned about how the government uses the data it collects about them, up from 64% in 2019.
The share of Americans who say they are very or somewhat concerned about government use of people’s data has increased from 64% in 2019 to 71% today. Two-thirds (67%) of adults say they understand little to nothing about what companies are doing with their personal data, up from 59%.