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    Same-Sex Parents Raising Kids

    Same-sex parents discuss their unique challenges and paths to parenthood, as well the support they’ve received from their families, friends and communities.

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    Religious Diversity Around the World

    Singapore is the most religiously diverse country, and Yemen the least, as of 2020. The U.S. ranks first among nations with large populations.

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    2. Americans’ views of government aid to poor, role in health care and Social Security

    Majorities of Americans see a role for government on several safety net issues. Views on the effect of government aid to the poor A majority of Americans (55%) say that, overall, government aid to the poor does more good than harm, while about four-in-ten (43%) say it does more harm than good. Republicans and Republican-leaning […]

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    Methodology

    This section describes the methods used to estimate religious composition at the country level, regionally and globally; our procedures for measuring religious groups’ demographic characteristics and their religious “switching” rates; as well as methodological challenges that we considered in some countries. The final section lists the 201 countries and territories that make up each of […]

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    Public Has Mixed Views on the Modern American Family

    Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic about the institution of marriage and the family. At the same time, the public is fairly accepting of diverse family arrangements, though some are seen as more acceptable than others.

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    Topic: Freedom of the press

    A majority of Americans say freedom of the press is important to the well-being of society; college graduates are most likely to say this.

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    2. Views of the U.S. political system, the federal government and federal-state relations

    In evaluating the current and future state of politics in the United States, Americans express largely negative views. And trust in the federal government, which has been low for nearly two decades, hovers near record lows. Only 4% of Americans now say the political system is working extremely or very well, with nearly three-quarters saying […]

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