Key facts about Americans and guns
About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) favor stricter gun laws. Another 26% say that U.S. gun laws are about right, while 15% favor less strict gun laws.
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1 in 10 Americans rarely or never drive a car
Among U.S. adults, those who live in the Northeast (17%) are more likely than those in the South (10%), West (8%) and Midwest (7%) to be nondrivers.
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Support for a U.S. TikTok ban continues to decline, and half of adults doubt it will happen
The share of Americans who support the U.S. government banning TikTok now stands at 32%, down from 38% in fall 2023 and 50% in March 2023.
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What do Americans think about fewer people choosing to have children?
The share of U.S. adults younger than 50 without children who say they are unlikely to ever have children rose from 37% in 2018 to 47% in 2023.
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Most U.S. vice presidents in recent decades have sought the presidency, but relatively few have won
Overall, 29 of the 49 people who have served as vice president since the country’s founding have gone on to formally seek a party’s presidential nomination.
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How people in 24 countries feel about their political parties
People in many countries see at least one party favorably – but in 15 countries, no party we asked about gets positive ratings from a majority of adults.
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About two-thirds of LGBTQ adults have participated in Pride Month events
Two-thirds of LGBTQ adults say they have participated in LGBTQ-related events during Pride Month at least once in their lives.
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Asian Americans Hold Mixed Views Around Affirmative Action
About half of Asian adults who have heard of affirmative action (53%) say it is a good thing, 19% say it is a bad thing, and 27% say they don’t know whether it is good or bad. However, about three-quarters of all Asian adults (76%) say race or ethnicity should not factor into college admissions decisions.
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Most Black Americans Believe U.S. Institutions Were Designed To Hold Black People Back
Those who experienced racial discrimination are more likely to say these institutions intentionally or negligently harm Black people.
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Acknowledgments
This report was written by Lauren Mora, former research assistant, and Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research. The survey questionnaire was developed and drafted by Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, former senior researcher; Jens Manuel Krogstad, senior writer/editor; Research Associates Khadijah Edwards and Luis Noe-Bustamante; Mora; and Lopez. Editorial guidance for the report was provided by […]
