Key findings: How Americans’ attitudes about climate change differ by generation, party and other factors
Majorities of Americans say the federal government, businesses and other actors are doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change.
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Majorities of Americans say the federal government, businesses and other actors are doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change.
A majority of U.S. registered voters say climate change will be a very or somewhat important issue when casting their vote for president.
One-in-ten U.S. adults say they have taken part in citizen science in the past year, and 26% say they have ever done so.
As in 2016, 88% of U.S. adults say its benefits outweigh the risks. And the share who consider its preventive benefits to be “very high” rose by 11 points to 56%.
The United States is a nation divided when it comes to food, and Americans’ food preferences are especially evident in what they don’t eat.
Allegations about sexual misconduct by prominent men in politics, entertainment, media and other industries have reverberated across the United States in recent months, drawing attention to issues of gender equality in the workplace and in broader American society.
Today, 57% of U.S. adults say use of marijuana should be made legal, while 37% say it should be illegal. A decade ago, opinion was nearly the reverse.
From trust in government to views of climate change, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most memorable findings of the year.
Social Security has developed into one of the most popular federal programs, though that popularity is tempered by concern over its long-term financial outlook.
President Obama’s recent interviews with Buzzfeed and Vox, and his embrace of online news and social media more generally, stands in a long tradition of presidents employing novel communications technologies to speak to Americans directly.
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