What does it mean to ‘do your own research,’ and how often do Americans do it?
Nearly all Americans say it’s at least somewhat important for people to do their own research to check the accuracy of news they get.
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How People in 24 Countries Think Democracy Can Improve
We asked over 30,000 people what would help democracy work better in their country. Key themes in their responses were addressing basic needs and improving or rebuilding the political system.
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Do Americans Think the Country Is Losing or Gaining Ground in Science?
Republicans and Democrats agree that it’s important the U.S. is a world leader in science, but sharply diverge on how the U.S. is faring.
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Americans’ views of global threats differ by party, age
Seven-in-ten Americans view the spread of false information online as a major threat facing the nation in 2025.
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How Americans view the Trump administration’s approach to the Russia-Ukraine war
59% of Americans say they are not confident that Trump can make wise decisions about the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Parents Differ Sharply by Party Over What Their K-12 Children Should Learn in School
Republican and Democratic parents differ widely over what their children should learn at school about gender identity, slavery and other topics, but they are equally satisfied with the quality of education their children are receiving.
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U.S. adults differ in how much they say certain things should be emphasized for boys and girls
Similar shares of adults say there’s too little emphasis on encouraging boys and girls to be leaders.
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Methodology
The analysis in this report is based on a self-administered web survey conducted from Sept. 18 to Oct. 10, 2024, among a sample of 1,391 dyads, with each dyad (or pair) comprised of one U.S. teen ages 13 to 17 and one parent per teen. The margin of sampling error for the full sample of […]
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1. Problems teens see in their schools
We asked U.S. teens how common a variety of problems are among students at their school. Anxiety and depression tops the list, with 30% of teens saying it’s extremely or very common at their school. About one-in-five teens (22%) say bullying is extremely or very common at their school. A similar share (19%) say the […]
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Methodology
The data in this report comes from a self-administered web survey of K-12 public school teachers in the United States. It was conducted online in English from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14, 2023. Out of 6,357 teachers who were sampled, 191 were screened out as no longer eligible. A total of 2,531 completed the survey, […]
