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title: "Weekly: 8.29.26"
description: "Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The share of U.S. adults who say they make all or almost all of their purchases in a typical week using cash."
date: "2026-08-28"
authors:
  - name: "Beshay Sakla"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/weekly-roundup/weekly-8-29-26/"
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# Weekly: 8.29.26

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August 28, 2026

## Weekly Roundup

*The latest findings from Pew Research Center · [**Subscribe ↗**](https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=3e953b9b70)*

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- [Do Americans think chatbots help or hurt people using them for loneliness, depression or stress?](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2026/08/25/do-americans-think-chatbots-help-or-hurt-people-using-them-for-loneliness-depression-or-stress/)

- **Related:** [Americans want transparency when AI is used in their healthcare](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/25/americans-want-transparency-when-ai-is-used-in-their-healthcare/)

- **Related:** [Online opt-in polls can produce misleading results, especially for young people and Hispanic adults](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/03/05/online-opt-in-polls-can-produce-misleading-results-especially-for-young-people-and-hispanic-adults/)

## [Many across 37 countries view the UN favorably, but opinions have become more negative in some places](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/27/many-across-37-countries-view-the-un-favorably-but-opinions-have-become-more-negative-in-some-places/)

Across 37 countries, a median of 55% of people have a favorable opinion of the UN. Views have [become more negative in 10 countries](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/27/many-across-37-countries-view-the-un-favorably-but-opinions-have-become-more-negative-in-some-places/) and more positive in only one since we last asked this question.

## [How South Koreans view their relationship with the U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/24/how-south-koreans-view-their-relationship-with-the-us/)

For the first time in 20 years, [a majority of South Koreans have an unfavorable opinion of the United States](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/24/how-south-koreans-view-their-relationship-with-the-us/). In our survey this past spring – before U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent call to scale back joint military exercises – 55% of South Koreans expressed an unfavorable view of the U.S., up from 39% last year.

## [Majority of Americans support banning social media for kids under 16](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/01/majority-of-americans-support-banning-social-media-for-kids-under-16/)

This week, Meta agreed to change its policies for teens as part of a settlement with nearly every state and Washington, D.C. In our recent survey, 56% of U.S. adults said they would [favor banning anyone under the age of 16 from using social media](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/01/majority-of-americans-support-banning-social-media-for-kids-under-16/). Large majorities also favored parental consent, age verification and time limits.

## [**Fewer Americans use cash today than a decade ago, but many still carry it**](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/26/fewer-americans-use-cash-today-than-a-decade-ago-but-many-still-carry-it/)

## [**More than half of Americans in their 40s are sandwiched between an aging parent and their own children**](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/27/more-than-half-of-americans-in-their-40s-are-sandwiched-between-an-aging-parent-and-their-own-children/)

#### From our research

[12%](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/26/fewer-americans-use-cash-today-than-a-decade-ago-but-many-still-carry-it/)

The share of U.S. adults who say they make all or almost all of their [purchases in a typical week using cash](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/26/fewer-americans-use-cash-today-than-a-decade-ago-but-many-still-carry-it/).