As more states legalize the practice, 19% of U.S. adults say they have bet money on sports in the past year
Despite the growth of commercial sports betting, the most common way that Americans bet on sports is with friends or family.
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Despite the growth of commercial sports betting, the most common way that Americans bet on sports is with friends or family.
63% of U.S adults have a “very” or “mostly” favorable opinion of Pope Francis, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in March.
Two-thirds of Americans say the United States should prioritize developing renewable energy sources over expanding the production of fossil fuels.
Here’s a look back at 2023 through some of our most striking research findings.
While the largest Christian traditions and religious “nones” can be consistently analyzed, smaller groups produce a large margin of error.
Elections in Italy and Sweden have underscored the growing electoral strength that populist parties have displayed in Europe in recent years.
In his second year in office, Joe Biden receives generally positive ratings in the 18 countries surveyed in spring 2022.
While public support for legal abortion has fluctuated some in two decades of polling, it has remained relatively stable over the past five years. Currently, 59% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 39% say it should be illegal in all or most cases.
As has often been the case on policy questions about how to deal with the pandemic, partisans are far apart in their views on mask mandates.
Many who follow polls are asking how these errors could happen. Here, we’ll take a preliminary shot at answering that question.
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