Prevailing view among Americans is that U.S. influence in the world is weakening – and China’s is growing
Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.
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Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.
People around the world see both strengths and flaws in the U.S., but they generally view the U.S. positively, according to a new survey of 24 countries.
Across 24 countries, large shares have an unfavorable view of Russia and no confidence in Putin to do the right thing regarding world affairs.
Black Americans support significant reforms to or complete overhauls of several U.S. institutions to ensure fair treatment. Yet even as they assess inequality and ideas about progress, many are pessimistic about whether society and institutions will change in ways that would reduce racism.
Only 70 of the 3,843 people who have ever served as federal judges as of Feb. 1, 2022, have been Black women.
Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.
In an open-ended question allowing Americans to name which country they see as the greatest threat to the U.S., 50% name China.
A median of 70% of adults across 19 countries say children in their country will be worse off than their parents financially when they grow up.
The vast majority of U.S. adults have heard at least a little about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ether.
Americans see China as a growing superpower – and increasingly say it is the world’s leading economy.
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