The Experiences of U.S. Adults Who Don’t Have Children
Some 57% of adults under 50 who say they are unlikely to have kids say a major reason is they just don’t want to. Among those ages 50 and older, 31% cite this as a reason.
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Turks Lean Negative on Erdoğan, Give National Government Mixed Ratings
55% of Turks have an unfavorable view of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and about half lack confidence in the national government.
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7. Buddhist migrants around the world
Buddhist migrants – who make up 4% of all migrants – are heavily concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region.
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6. Hindu migrants around the world
Hindus make up just 5% of all migrants. They most commonly live in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and North Africa, and North America.
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How well synthetic polls capture the diversity of public opinion
AI survey respondents are more likely than humans to agree on one answer choice or avoid a response option entirely.
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4. Economic ratings and concerns
About a quarter (23%) of Americans say the economy is in excellent or good shape, and 45% expect conditions to be worse a year from now.
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1. Views on future climate impacts, environmental harms
Americans are far more likely to say the effects of climate change will make their local community a worse rather than better place to live over the next 30 years, but many also say they don’t expect much change in local conditions. These attitudes vary considerably by factors like age, partisan affiliation and region. Differences […]
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Acknowledgments
This report 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 62287). Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion. […]
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Americans value their health – but many face challenges in taking care of it
Key takeaways: Do Americans’ health priorities align with their actions? A new Pew Research Center survey finds big differences between how much importance Americans place on health behaviors – like sleeping enough, managing stress or eating healthy – and how well they say they are actually doing them. For majorities of U.S. adults, health care […]
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Can AI Stand In for Human Survey-Takers? Not Really
Synthetic surveys using digital twins do a poor job estimating the public mood and are especially error-prone for some subgroups, including Republicans and Black adults.