Key facts about Americans and guns
About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) favor stricter gun laws. Another 26% say that U.S. gun laws are about right, while 15% favor less strict gun laws.
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Second Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status for most immigrants who had it
The second Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status for 13 countries, affecting roughly 1 million recipients.
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Republicans think economy will improve over the next year, Democrats expect it to get worse
About three-quarters of Republicans (73%) expect the economy to be better a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, while 64% of Democrats say it’ll be worse.
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Q&A: How – and why – we’re changing the way we study tech adoption
With our shift to using NPORS for studying topics like the digital divide, Americans can now respond by mail or online. This change in approach sets us up to continue studying tech adoption long into the future.
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5 facts about Americans’ views of government
The public has long been divided over the role of government, but on certain issues there is bipartisan agreement that government should play a major role.
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Q&A: Why and how we compared the public’s views of artificial intelligence with those of AI experts
In this Q&A, we speak with Brian Kennedy, a senior researcher at the Center, on why and how we conducted the survey of AI experts.
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Are children better off when one parent has a job or when both do? U.S. teens differ in their views
In the U.S., 43% of teenagers say children are better off when one parent doesn’t have a job and focuses on the family.
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In many countries, views of the national economy are closely related to partisanship
In nearly all the countries we surveyed, supporters of the governing party view their economy more positively than nonsupporters.
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6 facts about national pride in the U.S.
Republicans and Democrats tend to highlight different sources of pride – a partisan divide that is not as pronounced in most other countries.
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Many around the globe say it’s important their leader stands up for people’s religious beliefs
Adults in Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines are the most likely to say it is important to have a leader who stands up for people with their religious beliefs.