3. Beliefs
Belief in unseen beings and natural spirits are widespread in the region.
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On most issues, Black voters are more confident in Harris than Trump
The economy, health care, and racial and ethnic inequality are among the top issues for Black voters in the presidential election.
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1. Racial attitudes and the 2024 election
Voters who favor Joe Biden and those who favor Donald Trump hold very different views about race and ethnicity in American society. Some of the starkest differences across all the political values in this study are over the degree to which Black Americans continue to be affected by the legacy of slavery and whether White […]
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7. Black Americans’ mistrust of U.S. government policies on family and reproductive health
Editorial note to readers A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term “racial conspiracy theories” as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings. By using these words, our reporting distorted rather than clarified the point of the study. Changes to this version include: an […]
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8 charts on technology use around the world
In most countries surveyed, around nine-in-ten or more adults are online. In South Korea, 99% of adults use the internet.
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4. Joe Biden’s approval ratings
Today, 35% of Americans approve of Biden’s job performance, while 62% disapprove. These views have remained largely stable over the last year.
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1. How well-known is ‘Latinx’ among U.S. Hispanics, and who uses it?
Alternatives to the pan-ethnic labels Hispanic and Latino emerge every so often.[5.numoffset=”5″ Other alternative pan-ethnic labels for people who trace their heritage to Latin America and Spain include Latin@ and Latinu.] But none have been widely adopted or embraced by the population they are meant to describe. And few Hispanic adults have even heard of […]
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Many Americans say they often come across inaccurate news – and have a hard time knowing what’s true
Those who report often encountering inaccurate news are more likely than those who rarely or never do to say it’s hard to know what is true (59% vs. 31%).
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What Public K-12 Teachers Want Americans To Know About Teaching
Many public K-12 teachers say people should know that teaching is hard job, and that teachers care about students and deserve respect.
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About 4 in 10 teens support cellphone bans in classrooms; fewer back all-day restrictions
About one-in-five teens support banning cellphones during the entire school day, including at lunch and between classes.
