Large shares in many countries are pessimistic about the next generation’s financial future
A median of 70% of adults across 19 countries say children in their country will be worse off than their parents financially when they grow up.
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A median of 70% of adults across 19 countries say children in their country will be worse off than their parents financially when they grow up.
Most Americans say it’s not necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values, according to a spring 2022 survey.
At least 81 voting members of Congress (15%) are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country.
A median of 83% across 24 nations surveyed say they feel close to other people in their country, while 66% of Americans hold this view.
A modest share of people around the world see the United States as more religious than other wealthy nations – despite considerable evidence that it is.
Roughly three-quarters of Americans (76%) have visited at least one other country, including 26% who have been to five or more.
People in 23 countries tend to see U.S. President Joe Biden more positively than Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A median of 55% of adults in 18 surveyed countries have confidence in Kamala Harris to do the right thing regarding world affairs.
Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.
Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.
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