Concern about drug addiction has declined in U.S., even in areas where fatal overdoses have risen the most
Public concern about addiction is down even in the parts of the U.S. where drug overdose death rates have increased the most.
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Public concern about addiction is down even in the parts of the U.S. where drug overdose death rates have increased the most.
Mothers are more likely than fathers to be extremely or very worried about a school shooting, and concerns also vary by race and ethnicity.
India’s artificially wide ratio of baby boys to baby girls – which arose in the 1970s from the use of prenatal diagnostic technology to facilitate sex-selective abortions – now appears to be narrowing. Son bias has declined sharply among Sikhs, while Christians continue to have a natural balance of sons and daughters.
52% of Republicans say they have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in K-12 public school principals to act in the public’s best interests.
We asked respondents to describe in their own words what rose and fell in importance to them during the pandemic. Here are some of the key themes that emerged.
Trust in scientists and medical scientists has fallen below pre-pandemic levels, with 29% of U.S. adults saying they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public. This is down from 40% in November 2020 and 35% in January 2019, before COVID-19 emerged. Other prominent groups – including the military, police officers and public school principals – have also seen their ratings decline.
49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018.
More than nine-in-ten Americans (93%) say high school grades should be at least a minor factor in admissions decisions.
In 2018-19, 79% of White elementary and secondary public school students went to schools where at least half of their peers were also White.
Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor the proposal.
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