Can Americans be optimistic about their democracy?
Americans’ grim political mood and desire for change show up across our surveys. But despite divisions, there are hopeful signs for the future.
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Americans’ grim political mood and desire for change show up across our surveys. But despite divisions, there are hopeful signs for the future.
To explore workers’ views of AI use in the workplace, we asked about their broad attitudes on how AI may be used in the future and how it will affect their job opportunities in the long run. How workers feel about AI use in the workplace About half of workers (52%) say they feel worried […]
Relatively few “nones,” which include atheists and agnostics, attend religious services or light candles for religious reasons in most of the 22 countries studied.
In thinking about the future of the United States, Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic about the institution of marriage and the family. Overall, 40% say they are very or somewhat pessimistic, while 25% are very or somewhat optimistic. About three-in-ten (29%) say they’re neither optimistic nor pessimistic. To be sure, the public is pessimistic […]
Public K-12 teachers express low job satisfaction and few are optimistic about the future of U.S. education.
U.S. government data shows that Hispanics’ financial situation has improved in some ways. Between 2023 and 2024, the median income of Hispanic households increased by 5.5%, and the poverty rate among Hispanics decreased from 16.6% to 15.0%.[10.numoffset=”10″ These are estimates published by the U.S. Census Bureau based on the 2024 Current Population Survey (CPS) and […]
This analysis was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095). This publication does not necessarily reflect […]
About half of Americans (48%) say they have emergency or rainy day funds that would cover their expenses for three months.
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Latino voters ranked the economy as the top issue in their vote. Meanwhile, Donald Trump made improving economic conditions a central part of his campaign message. But nearly a year into Trump’s second term, most Latinos rate the economy negatively. And 61% say that Trump’s policies have made the […]
67% of 12th graders say they’ll likely choose to get married someday, down from 80% in 1993. The decline reflects shifting views among girls.
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