Most Americans say a free press is highly important to society
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, 73% of U.S. adults say the freedom of the press is extremely or very important to the well-being of society.
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Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, 73% of U.S. adults say the freedom of the press is extremely or very important to the well-being of society.
Among the 32 places surveyed, support for legal same-sex marriage is highest in Sweden, where 92% of adults favor it, and lowest in Nigeria, where only 2% back it.
Here’s a closer look at what recent surveys have found about Americans’ views of affirmative action.
Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor the proposal.
When Americans look ahead to 2050, they see a country that in many respects will be worse than it is today.
Asked what more the government should do to support parents and children, Americans often mention forms of social or direct financial support.
Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the U.S. has risen from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019.
Americans and Israelis now see one another’s leaders more negatively than in the recent past, and other key views have shifted as well.
53% of U.S. adults say people overlooking racial discrimination is a bigger problem than people seeing it where it really didn’t exist.
Seven-in-ten Hispanic Americans say they’ve seen a doctor or other health care provider in the past year, compared with 82% among Americans overall.
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