How Americans feel about hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas
Overall, 44% of Americans support more hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas in the United States, while 53% oppose it.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Overall, 44% of Americans support more hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas in the United States, while 53% oppose it.
Majorities in the six countries surveyed believe in God, in life after death, and that spells, curses or other magic can influence people’s lives.
While experiences with loneliness don’t differ much by gender, men seem to turn to their networks less often for connection and emotional support.
Despite the widely recognized decline of Christianity in the U.K., there have been persistent rumblings of a Christian resurgence.
About six-in-ten now say they have an unfavorable view of the Israeli government, with a rising share saying Israel is “going too far.”
Around nine-in-ten U.S. adults say marijuana should be legal either for medical or recreational use. Just 12% say the drug should not be legal at all.
Editorial note to readers A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term “racial conspiracy theories” as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings. By using these words, our reporting distorted rather than clarified the point of the study. Changes to this version include: an […]
About three-quarters of U.S. adults say they’ve seen inaccurate election news at least somewhat often, and many say it’s hard to tell what’s true.
A third of adults attend in-person services at least monthly, while 23% virtually watch that often. And 37% are members of a house of worship. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Michael Rotolo contributed to this chapter. The COVID-19 pandemic had an enormous impact on how religious communities gather for worship. In a Pew Research Center survey in July 2020, a few months after the coronavirus struck the United States, just 6% of Americans who regularly attend religious services said their house of worship was open […]
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