short readsNov 2, 2023 Women have gained ground in the nation’s highest-paying occupations, but still lag behind men Women now make up 35% of workers in the United States’ 10 highest-paying occupations – up from 13% in 1980.
short readsOct 31, 2023 81% of U.S. adults – versus 46% of teens – favor parental consent for minors to use social media U.S. adults and teens are more likely to support than oppose requiring parental consent for minors to create a social media account.
short readsOct 31, 2023 How Black Americans engage with local news About three-quarters of Black adults in the United States say they see or hear news coverage about their local community at least sometimes.
short readsOct 30, 2023 5 facts about Hispanic Americans and health care Seven-in-ten Hispanic Americans say they’ve seen a doctor or other health care provider in the past year, compared with 82% among Americans overall.
short readsOct 27, 2023 Working husbands in U.S. have more leisure time than working wives do, especially among those with children Among employed U.S. adults who are ages 25 to 64 and married, husbands spend about 28 hours per week on leisure. Wives spend about 26 hours on it.
short readsOct 26, 2023 Most countries don’t observe daylight saving time Only about a third of the world’s countries practice daylight saving time, and the vast majority of them are in Europe.
reportOct 25, 2023 How Americans View Future Harms From Climate Change in Their Community and Around the U.S. A majority of Americans believe climate change is causing harm to people in the U.S. today and 63% expect things to get worse in their lifetime.
short readsOct 25, 2023 Americans continue to have doubts about climate scientists’ understanding of climate change The share of Americans who say climate scientists understand very well whether climate change is occurring decreased from 37% in 2021 to 32% this year.
short readsOct 24, 2023 People broadly view the EU favorably, both in member states and elsewhere Across 24 countries surveyed, a median of 66% give the EU a positive rating, while 29% give it a negative one.
short readsOct 24, 2023 Americans are following the news less closely than they used to In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time, but that share fell to 38% in 2022.