What does friendship look like in America?
61% of U.S. adults say having close friends is extremely or very important for people to live a fulfilling life.
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Religion Among Asian Americans
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%).
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In Their Own Words: Cultural Connections to Religion Among Asian Americans
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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Most U.S. presidents have been in their 50s at inauguration
The median age for all U.S. presidents on the day of their first inauguration is 55 years old.
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In Singapore, religious diversity and tolerance go hand in hand
Overall, 56% of Singaporean adults say that having people of different religions, ethnic groups and cultures makes the country a better place to live.
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Working on Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day? It depends on where your job is
16 states and the territory of American Samoa still observe the second Monday in October as an official public holiday exclusively called Columbus Day.
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Most Americans favor maximum age limits for federal elected officials, Supreme Court justices
79% of Americans favor maximum age limits for elected officials in Washington, D.C. And 74% support such limits for Supreme Court justices.
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Americans differ over how important it is for political candidates they support to share their personal traits
66% of U.S. adults say it is extremely or very important that candidates share their views on political issues.
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Key facts about U.S. Latinos with graduate degrees
In 2021, nearly 2.5 million Latinos in the United States held advanced degrees such as master’s degrees or doctorates.
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Poles and Hungarians Differ Over Views of Russia and the U.S.
People in Hungary and Poland have different views on the future of the economic sanctions that the European Union and the U.S. have imposed on Russia. Roughly half of Hungarians believe these sanctions should be decreased, while just 3% of Poles say the same. Most Polish adults (67%) prefer instead to increase sanctions against Russia.
