Most Americans back cellphone bans during class, but fewer support all-day restrictions
Overall, 68% of U.S. adults say they support a ban on middle and high school students using cellphones during class.
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Overall, 68% of U.S. adults say they support a ban on middle and high school students using cellphones during class.
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77% of parents have excellent or very good relationships with their young adult children. Most are in close contact with their kids, and few report major disagreements.
In 2023, over 1.8 million Americans divorced. Additionally, a third of Americans who have ever been married have also experienced divorce.
A majority of adults still identify with their childhood religion, but 35% don’t. Read about when and why Americans may switch faiths or stay.
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More than four-in-ten Americans (44%) back bans on student cellphone use during the entire school day, up from 36% last fall.
Many questions in the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) previously were asked in the 2007 and 2014 landscape studies. Measuring change over time on these questions is one key goal of the new RLS. But the 2023-24 survey was conducted using different methods from the 2007 and 2014 surveys, and this “mode switch” complicates comparisons […]
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Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination.
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