Rising shares of U.S. adults know someone who is transgender or goes by gender-neutral pronouns
Americans’ comfort levels with using gender-neutral pronouns to refer to someone have remained static since 2017.
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Americans’ comfort levels with using gender-neutral pronouns to refer to someone have remained static since 2017.
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.
Kamala Harris embodies trends that have been unfolding over recent decades. As a result, many Americans can see themselves in her story.
Nearly half of U.S. adults say the pandemic has driven people in their community apart. Many see a long road to recovery: About one-in-five say life in their community will never get back to the way it was before COVID-19.
Amid mounting public concern about violent crime in the U.S., Americans’ attitudes about police funding in their own community have shifted.
Veterans and non-veterans in the United States largely align when it comes to the decision to pull all troops out of Afghanistan.
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.
In every U.S. presidential election dating back to 1984, women reported having turned out to vote at slightly higher rates than men.
Our analysis of verified voters examines what 2016 voters and nonvoters did in the 2018 midterm elections and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition and vote choices of the 2018 electorate.
The share of Americans who say they know someone else who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19 has increased sharply since spring.
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