Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports
Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.
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Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.
Fewer say they frequently get news about science and technology (32%), business and finance (32%), sports (27%) and entertainment (19%).
Here’s a look back at 2025 through 12 of our most striking research findings.
In addition to asking about the problems their peers at school are dealing with, we asked teens about the pressures they personally face. By far the biggest source of pressure for teens is their grades. Roughly seven-in-ten teens (68%) say they face a great deal or fair amount of pressure to get good grades. Substantial […]
About half of Americans (48%) say they took part in organized, competitive sports in high school or college.
More than half of Americans (53%) say America’s sport is football – about twice the share who say it’s baseball (27%).
Two-thirds of U.S. adults favor laws and policies that require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth.
Roughly two-thirds say they often get news about local weather – double the share who often consume news about crime.
Nearly seven-in-ten Americans (69%) say they talk to their close friends and family a lot about what’s happening with them.
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