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.
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About 6 million U.S. adults identify as Afro-Latino
In 2020, Afro-Latino Americans made up about 2% of the U.S. adult population and 12% of the adult Latino population.
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Latinos experience discrimination from other Latinos about as much as from non-Latinos
About a quarter of Latino adults say they have personally experienced discrimination or unfair treatment from other Latinos.
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Nonprofit news outlets are playing a growing role in statehouse coverage
Nonprofit news reporters now account for 20% of the nation’s total statehouse press corps, up from 6% eight years ago.
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How parents’ views of their kids’ screen time, social media use changed during COVID-19
In April 2021, we followed up with many of the same parents surveyed in March 2020 on their children’s use of technology and social media.
