Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Across 35 countries, there are some disconnects between how people rate the importance of free expression and how free they feel they actually are.
Trump’s approval rating stands at 40%, and Americans mostly disapprove of his tariffs and government cuts.
Parents are more worried than teens about teen mental health. Both groups – especially parents – partly blame social media. But teens also see benefits.
There are 135 cardinals who are eligible to vote in the coming papal election, and a plurality (40%) are from Europe. That’s down from 51% in 2013.
Republicans are less likely than last year to say Russia is an enemy and to say the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself.
Americans see China unfavorably, but the share with this view has dropped for the first time in five years.
In 2023, 18% of adults ages 25 to 34 were living in a parent’s home. Young men were more likely than young women to do so (20% vs. 15%).
A majority of Democrats (64%) expect costs to go up as a result of deportations, while 19% of Republicans share this view.
Democrats and Democratic leaners are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to support government restrictions on false information online.
As of September 2024, more than 700,000 veterans worked in various federal departments and agencies.
