More than half of Americans say they took on leadership roles when growing up
One-in-five adults say they took on leadership roles when growing up in their school or community extremely often or often, while 35% say they did so sometimes.
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One-in-five adults say they took on leadership roles when growing up in their school or community extremely often or often, while 35% say they did so sometimes.
55% of Americans say there are too few women in top executive business positions. This is down somewhat from 59% who said this in 2018.
Workers who quit a job in 2021 say low pay (63%), no opportunities for advancement (63%) and feeling disrespected at work (57%) were reasons why.
As people are living longer and many young adults struggle to gain financial independence, 23% of U.S. adults are in the “sandwich generation.”
36% of Americans say that more young adults living with their parents is bad for society, while 16% say it is good for society.
Currently, 55% of U.S. adults express at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, unchanged from a year ago.
54% of U.S. adults have expressed their opinion about gender or gender equality in conversations with family and friends.
53% of parents of K-12 students say schools in the United States should be providing a mix of in-person and online instruction this winter.
While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.
More Americans now say the possibility that students will fall behind academically without in-person instruction should be given a lot of consideration.
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