State of the Union 2024: Where Americans stand on the economy, immigration and other key issues
Ahead of President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address Americans are focused on the health of the economy and immigration.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Ahead of President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address Americans are focused on the health of the economy and immigration.
Indians accept women as political leaders, but many favor traditional gender roles in family life.
59% of young adults have excellent or very good relationships with their parents. Most text them at least weekly, and many rely on them for advice and emotional support at least some.
54% of U.S. adults have expressed their opinion about gender or gender equality in conversations with family and friends.
We asked respondents in both countries to, in their own words, define what democracy means to them. Most commonly, people mention three broad concepts: freedom and human rights, elections and procedures, and having a voice in government.
In an open-ended question allowing Americans to name which country they see as the greatest threat to the U.S., 50% name China.
About half of Asian adults who have heard of affirmative action (53%) say it is a good thing, 19% say it is a bad thing, and 27% say they don’t know whether it is good or bad. However, about three-quarters of all Asian adults (76%) say race or ethnicity should not factor into college admissions decisions.
The share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive impact on society has fallen 16 percentage points since before the start of the coronavirus outbreak, from 73% in January 2019 to 57% today.
In the year since Hamas attacked Israel, and Israel responded by invading Gaza, U.S. public opinion on the war shifted modestly.
NATO is seen more positively than not across 13 member states. And global confidence in Ukraine’s leader has become more mixed since last year.
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