Americans are following the news less closely than they used to
In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time, but that share fell to 36% in 2025.
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Relatively few Americans are getting news from AI chatbots like ChatGPT
About one-in-ten U.S. adults say they get news often (2%) or sometimes (7%) from AI chatbots.
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Most Americans Feel Good About Their Job Security but Not Their Pay
U.S. workers feel their jobs are secure and few are seeking a job change. But only half are highly satisfied with their job overall.
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Most Hispanic Americans say increased representation would help attract more young Hispanics to STEM
Roughly seven-in-ten Hispanic adults (69%) say that having a Hispanic high school STEM teacher would make young Hispanic people more likely to pursue these degrees.
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For Many Black Americans, Family Extends Beyond Birth and Legal Ties
Black Americans share emotional and financial support with relatives and non-relatives they consider family.
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5. What role should religion play in Muslim- and Jewish-majority countries?
In a number of countries with sizable Muslim and Jewish populations, we asked Muslim and Jewish adults for their views on religion and governance – specifically, whether religious law should be the official or state law for people who share their religion, and whether their country can be both a democratic country and a Muslim […]
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Methodology
About Pew Research Center’s Spring 2025 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on a mix of telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates and Social Research Centre. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. Read more about our international survey methodology and […]
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2. How people in Turkey view democracy and other forms of government
A third of Turkish adults are satisfied with the way democracy is working in their country, while the other two-thirds express dissatisfaction. More than a third (37%) say they are not satisfied at all. Since we last asked this question in Turkey in 2019, satisfaction with democracy has dropped 14 points, from 47% to 33% […]
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Have changes to CDC guidelines influenced Americans’ COVID-19 vaccine decisions?
A majority of U.S. adults (59%) say they don’t want to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
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Men, Women and Social Connections
While experiences with loneliness don’t differ much by gender, men seem to turn to their networks less often for connection and emotional support.
