Older Americans, Black Adults and Americans With Less Education More Interested in Local News
Older Americans, black adults and those with a high school education or less show considerably more interest in local news than their counterparts.
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Positive Economic Views Plummet; Support for Government Aid Crosses Party Lines
Most Americans say economic problems resulting from the coronavirus outbreak will last for at least six months.
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Most Democrats Are Excited by ‘Several’ 2020 Candidates – Not Just Their Top Choice
A majority of Democratic voters who prefer one of the presidential candidates are excited about several candidates vying for the party’s nomination. Far fewer are enthused only by their first choice.
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1. Where public confidence stands about eight groups that have positions of power and responsibility
Public trust in leaders and those who have jobs that give them power and responsibility can apply to various aspects of their role in national and community life. Not only can people express broad views about their overall trust in leaders, they also can ponder questions about the distinct attributes that underlie elements of trust. […]
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What Americans Know About the Holocaust
Most U.S. adults know what the Holocaust was and approximately when it happened, but fewer than half can correctly answer multiple-choice questions about the number of Jews who were murdered or the way Adolf Hitler came to power, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
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2. Americans often trust practitioners more than researchers but are skeptical about scientific integrity
The Center’s survey takes a multifaceted approach to understanding public trust in scientists.[1. numoffset=”1″ There are a number of approaches to thinking about trust and how best to measure it. For examples, see the workshop summary from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, “Trust and Confidence at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences […]
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4. Americans generally view medical professionals favorably, but about half consider misconduct a big problem
Most Americans have positive overall views of medical doctors and medical research scientists. But they have more mixed assessments when it comes to trust-related judgments, especially for medical researchers. Fewer than half the public believes medical researchers do a good job, provide fair and accurate information about their findings or care about the public interest […]