Nine-in-ten Black ‘nones’ believe in God, but fewer pray or attend services
The vast majority of religiously unaffiliated Black Americans believe in God and about half pray regularly, although few attend services.
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The vast majority of religiously unaffiliated Black Americans believe in God and about half pray regularly, although few attend services.
When asked to describe how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected them negatively, Democrats and Republicans are divided on the subject of masks.
One year into the coronavirus pandemic, about a fifth of U.S. adults (21%) are experiencing high levels of psychological distress.
We identified 261 U.S. jurisdictions that have adopted some voting method other than the winner-take-all system most American voters know.
The share of social media users who say they have changed their views on an issue has increased since we last asked this question in 2018.
Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.
Nearly one-in-five U.S. adults say they have had a physical reaction at least some or a little of the time when thinking about the outbreak.
About a third of Americans register low levels of trust in other people, versus 29% who are “high trusters” and 32% who are “medium trusters.”
The Center conducts polls in many countries other than the U.S. – but the methodology behind our international surveys can vary.
Researchers are learning more about early political socialization. Emerging techniques to fight misinformation are seeing some success.
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