With high levels of prayer, U.S. is an outlier among wealthy nations
When compared with other wealthy nations, the U.S. is unique in that a large share of its population prays every day.
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4. The European Union
The European Union gets mostly favorable marks from the countries surveyed, but not everyone is happy with the Brussels-based institution. Across the 14 EU member countries surveyed, a median of 67% hold favorable views of the European Union while 31% have an unfavorable view. Many of the Central and Eastern European countries surveyed hold strongly […]
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2. Americans often trust practitioners more than researchers but are skeptical about scientific integrity
The Center’s survey takes a multifaceted approach to understanding public trust in scientists.[1. numoffset=”1″ There are a number of approaches to thinking about trust and how best to measure it. For examples, see the workshop summary from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, “Trust and Confidence at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences […]
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2. How people around the world view gender equality in their countries
Majorities in 23 of the 27 countries surveyed believe that equality between men and women in their country has increased in the past two decades.
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4. Americans’ solutions for trust-related problems
Most believe that Americans’ trust in their government and in each other can be improved. They propose an array of solutions to achieve these improvements, including increasing government transparency, improving community cooperation and performing individual acts of kindness. A share of the public thinks that more political compromise on national issues could restore trust both […]
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4. Americans generally view medical professionals favorably, but about half consider misconduct a big problem
Most Americans have positive overall views of medical doctors and medical research scientists. But they have more mixed assessments when it comes to trust-related judgments, especially for medical researchers. Fewer than half the public believes medical researchers do a good job, provide fair and accurate information about their findings or care about the public interest […]
