Support for more political parties in the U.S. is higher among adults under age 50
26% of adults say having more political parties would make it easier to solve problems, while nearly as many (24%) say it would not.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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%.
About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they follow professional or college sports not too or not at all closely.
One-in-five adults say they took on leadership roles when growing up in their school or community extremely often or often, while 35% say they did so sometimes.
82% of Jewish adults in the United States said caring about Israel is an essential or important part of what being Jewish means to them.
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61% of U.S. adults say having close friends is extremely or very important for people to live a fulfilling life.
A rising share of Asian Americans say they have no religion (32%), but many consider themselves close to one or more religious traditions for reasons such as family or culture. Christianity is still the largest faith group among Asian Americans (34%).
Read about some of the ways focus group participants with ties to different faith traditions explain the complex relationship of religion and culture in their lives.
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