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An increasing share of Americans – Republicans and Democrats alike – say there is solid evidence that the Earth’s average temperature has been getting warmer. But attitudes about global warming and the value of stricter environmental laws remain deeply divided along partisan lines. In fact, the partisan divide about whether stricter environmental laws are worth […]
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The public has long been divided over issues of race: The extent to which discrimination exists and what – if any – approaches should be undertaken to address it. In recent years, growing shares of the public say more needs to be done to address racial equality and see discrimination against blacks as an impediment […]
Over the past two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in public acceptance of homosexuality, as well as same-sex marriage. Still, the partisan divide on the acceptance of homosexuality has widened. In views of challenges facing women, a majority of Americans say women continue to confront obstacles that make it more difficult for them […]
Pew Research Center conducted surveys among 24,599 adults across 15 countries in Western Europe. Interviewing was carried out under the direction of GfK through telephones (both cellphones and landlines) from April to August 2017. The questionnaire administered by survey interviewers was designed by Pew Research Center staff in consultation with subject matter experts and advisers […]