At least four-in-ten U.S. adults have faced high levels of psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic
58% of those ages 18 to 29 have experienced high levels of psychological distress at least once between March 2020 and September 2022.
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58% of those ages 18 to 29 have experienced high levels of psychological distress at least once between March 2020 and September 2022.
More Americans say their country’s influence in the world has been getting weaker rather than stronger in recent years (47% vs. 19%).
Americans’ views vary when it comes to how they see the United States’ standing in the world and the state of its democracy.
55% of Americans say there are too few women in top executive business positions. This is down somewhat from 59% who said this in 2018.
72% of U.S. adults say that there should be limits on the amount of money individuals and organizations can spend on political campaigns.
In 2022, women earned an average of 82% of what men earned, according to a new analysis of median hourly earnings of full- and part-time workers.
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
The share of Americans who say climate scientists understand very well whether climate change is occurring decreased from 37% in 2021 to 32% this year.
Overall, two-thirds of Americans support providing incentives to increase the use of electric and hybrid vehicles.
Americans regard advances in artificial intelligence and human enhancement technologies with a degree of caution and uncertainty.
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