U.S. centenarian population is projected to quadruple over the next 30 years
The number of Americans ages 100 and older is projected to more than quadruple over the next three decades.
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The number of Americans ages 100 and older is projected to more than quadruple over the next three decades.
Majorities of adults in 18 of 24 countries surveyed this spring rate their nation’s economic situation poorly.
Roughly three-quarters of Americans (76%) have visited at least one other country, including 26% who have been to five or more.
More Americans say their country’s influence in the world has been getting weaker rather than stronger in recent years (47% vs. 19%).
People in 23 countries tend to see U.S. President Joe Biden more positively than Chinese President Xi Jinping.
In most places surveyed, more people name China’s influence as a major threat than any of the other geopolitical issues asked about.
Among the 32 places surveyed, support for legal same-sex marriage is highest in Sweden, where 92% of adults favor it, and lowest in Nigeria, where only 2% back it.
Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.
A median of 63% across 24 countries surveyed see the UN in a positive light, another 28% see it negatively.
Americans express more confidence in Ukrainian President Zelenskyy than in any of the other six world leaders included in a new Pew Research Center survey.
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