About half of U.S. pet owners say their pets are as much a part of their family as a human member
Most Americans (62%) own a pet, including 35% who have more than one. And nearly all U.S. pet owners (97%) say their pets are part of their family.
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Most Americans (62%) own a pet, including 35% who have more than one. And nearly all U.S. pet owners (97%) say their pets are part of their family.
Seven-in-ten U.S. adults who are single and looking for a relationship or dates say their dating lives are not going well.
The reasons Americans without children don’t expect to have them range from just not wanting to have kids to concerns about climate change.
Most favor protecting trans people from discrimination, but fewer support policies related to medical care for gender transitions; many are uneasy with the pace of change on trans issues.
A majority of women say they have experienced harassing behavior from someone they went on a date with.
A majority of LGB adults report that they have used an online dating site or app, roughly twice the share of straight adults who say the same.
Despite widening gaps in politics and demographics, Americans across community types have a lot in common in key facets of their lives.
About four-in-ten Americans say they either own a gun themselves or live in a household with guns, and 48% say they grew up in a household with guns.
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