Safety concerns were top of mind for many Black Americans before Buffalo shooting
32% of Black adults said they worried every day or almost every day that they might be threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity.
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32% of Black adults said they worried every day or almost every day that they might be threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity.
88% of Americans say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use. Just 11% say the drug should not be legal in any form.
72% of Americans say taking in civilian refugees should be an important goal for immigration policy in the United States.
Today, there are more than 18 million living veterans in the United States, representing about 6% of the country’s adult population.
When Americans look ahead to 2050, they see a country that in many respects will be worse than it is today.
Across the nations surveyed, a median of 62% of adults – including 63% in the United States – say their country will be better off if it is open to changes.
Americans increasingly say gender is determined by one’s sex assigned at birth, but they differ by religion on this and other transgender issues.
Most Asian Americans say violence against them is increasing, and most also worry at least some of the time about being threatened or attacked.
More than nine-in-ten Americans (93%) say high school grades should be at least a minor factor in admissions decisions.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
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