About six-in-ten Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases
A majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases; 37% think abortion should be illegal in all or most cases.
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A majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases; 37% think abortion should be illegal in all or most cases.
In Missouri, 51% of all reporters covering the state capitol this year – 26 of 51 – are students.
As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.
The vast majority of religiously unaffiliated Black Americans believe in God and about half pray regularly, although few attend services.
72% of Americans have confidence in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, higher than any other international leader asked about.
One-in-five federal, state and local candidate tweets in 2022 have mentioned race, abortion, education or the economy.
The social media sites that journalists use most frequently for their jobs differ from those that the public turns to for news.
Roughly a quarter of American adults (23%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year.
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
A majority of Republicans along with a smaller but substantial majority of Democrats believe in heaven, hell or some other form of afterlife.
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