What Makes Life Meaningful? Views From 17 Advanced Economies
Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material well-being and health also play a key role.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material well-being and health also play a key role.
Trust in scientists and medical scientists has fallen below pre-pandemic levels, with 29% of U.S. adults saying they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public. This is down from 40% in November 2020 and 35% in January 2019, before COVID-19 emerged. Other prominent groups – including the military, police officers and public school principals – have also seen their ratings decline.
Looking at respondents to 2020 and 2021 surveys reveals differences in vaccination rates based on where people turned most for COVID-19 news.
The share of mothers who said it would be best for them to work full time dropped from 51% to 44% between 2019 and 2020.
In just five years, the percentage of Republicans with at least some trust in national news organizations has been cut in half.
About a third of Republicans (32%) say they would not like Donald Trump to remain a national political figure for many years to come.
About half (48%) of U.S. adults say they get news from social media “often” or “sometimes,” a 5 percentage point decline compared with 2020. More than half of Twitter users get news on the site regularly.
While Americans see some aspects of U.S. power more positively than people elsewhere, they offer more negative views in other areas.
While the share of Black, Hispanic and Asian American teachers has increased, it hasn’t kept pace with the growth in the diversity of students.
A narrow majority of Americans continue to say labor unions have a positive effect on the way things are going in the United States.
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