Majorities of adults see decline of union membership as bad for the U.S. and working people
The share of U.S. workers who belonged to a union in 2024 stood at 9.9%, down from 1983 when 20.1% of American workers were union members.
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The Enduring Grip of the Gender Pay Gap
The difference between the earnings of men and women has barely closed in the United States in the past two decades. This gap persists even as women today are more likely than men to have graduated from college, suggesting other factors are at play such as parenthood and other family needs.
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Black voters support Harris over Trump and Kennedy by a wide margin
About three-quarters of Black voters (77%) say they would vote for or lean toward Harris if the 2024 presidential election were held today.
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Americans view Walz more positively than Vance, but many aren’t familiar with either VP nominee
Americans are relatively divided in their views of Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota.
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More Americans disapprove than approve of the job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing as U.S. health secretary
Around seven-in-ten Democrats (72%) disapprove of the job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing, compared with 14% of Republicans.
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4. Public views on parents opting their children out of learning about race and LGBTQ issues
In a separate survey, we asked Americans if parents should be able to opt their children out of learning about certain topics in school if the way they’re taught conflicts with the parents’ personal views or beliefs. Republicans and Republican leaners are far more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to say that parents should […]
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Biden, Trump supporters both say the U.S. economic system unfairly favors powerful interests
Trump and Biden supporters share a fair amount of common ground when it comes to criticisms of the U.S. economic system.
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3. Relationships and caregiving among adults without children
A majority of U.S. adults ages 50 and older who don’t have children say not having kids hasn’t had much of an impact on their personal relationships. And for the most part, they report that they rarely, if ever, felt pressure to have children when they were younger. Similarly, majorities of adults under 50 who […]
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Among parents with young adult children, some dads feel less connected to their kids than moms do
Majorities of both moms and dads with a young adult child age 18 to 34 say they’re as involved in their child’s day-to-day life as they’d like to be.
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Growing share of Americans say fewer people having kids would negatively impact the U.S.
Over half of Americans (53%) now say fewer people choosing to have children in the future would negatively impact the United States.
