Key facts about Americans and guns
Six-in-ten U.S. adults say gun violence is a very big problem in the country today, up 9 percentage points from spring 2022.
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Six-in-ten U.S. adults say gun violence is a very big problem in the country today, up 9 percentage points from spring 2022.
While the total number of U.S. births declined at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, the number of births at home rose.
In 2021, 18% of parents didn’t work for pay, which was unchanged from 2016, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
61% of U.S. adults say having close friends is extremely or very important for people to live a fulfilling life.
The share of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021, according to a new analysis.
47% of U.S. adults say single women raising children on their own is generally a bad thing for society, an increase of 7 points since 2018.
While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms.
36% of Americans say that more young adults living with their parents is bad for society, while 16% say it is good for society.
Roughly one-in-five workers say they are very or somewhat likely to look for a new job in the next six months, but only about a third of these workers think it would be easy to find one.
Most say that, compared with five years ago, those who commit sexual harassment or assault at work are more likely to be held responsible and those who report it are more likely to be believed.
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