Prevailing view among Americans is that U.S. influence in the world is weakening – and China’s is growing
Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.
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Americans differ by party, age over ways to reduce the number of abortions in the U.S.
U.S. adults disagree over whether legal restrictions on abortion are an effective way to reduce the number of abortions in the U.S.
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Most Americans continue to think the U.S. is less respected today than in the past
Only 13% of Americans think the U.S. garners more respect internationally now than in the past, while 19% think it’s as respected as ever.
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After dropping in 2020, teen summer employment may be poised to continue its slow comeback
Last summer, businesses trying to come back from the COVID-19 pandemic hired nearly a million more teens than in the summer of 2020.
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A closer look at Republicans who favor legal abortion and Democrats who oppose it
How do Republicans who support legal abortion and Democrats who oppose it differ from their fellow partisans? One difference involves religion.
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U.S. teens are more likely than adults to support the Black Lives Matter movement
Seven-in-ten U.S. teens say they support the Black Lives Matter movement. By comparison, 56% of U.S. adults said this in a separate survey.
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In the U.S. and around the world, inflation is high and getting higher
In nearly all of the 44 advanced economies we analyzed, consumer prices have risen substantially since pre-pandemic times.
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Q&A: How and why Pew Research Center surveyed almost 12,000 U.S. journalists
Most of our research on the U.S. news environment has been from the viewpoint of the public, but this time we surveyed journalists themselves.
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About six-in-ten Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases
A majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases; 37% think abortion should be illegal in all or most cases.
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Americans are divided over U.S. role globally and whether international engagement can solve problems
There are differences by age in Americans’ attitudes about whether the U.S. should focus more on domestic problems or be more globally active.
