Trust in America: Do Americans trust the police?
While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms.
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While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms.
Amid mounting public concern about violent crime in the U.S., Americans’ attitudes about police funding in their own community have shifted.
Most favor protecting trans people from discrimination, but fewer support policies related to medical care for gender transitions; many are uneasy with the pace of change on trans issues.
Veterans and non-veterans in the United States largely align when it comes to the decision to pull all troops out of Afghanistan.
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary – that is, their gender is different from the sex they were assigned at birth.
As demonstrations continue across the country to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed while in Minneapolis police custody, Americans see the protests both as a reaction to Floyd’s death and an expression of frustration over longstanding issues.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
Only 23% say they have emergency funds that would last them three months.
When Americans peer 30 years into the future, they see a country in decline economically, politically and on the world stage.
As Gen Z moves toward adulthood, their views mirror those of Millennials on a range of issues, from Trump’s presidency to the role of government to racial equality. Among Republicans, Gen Z stands out on some key issues.
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