short readsMar 11, 2024 5 facts about Americans and sports About half of Americans (48%) say they took part in organized, competitive sports in high school or college.
short readsFeb 5, 2024 By a wide margin, Americans say football – not baseball – is ‘America’s sport’ More than half of Americans (53%) say America’s sport is football – about twice the share who say it’s baseball (27%).
short readsOct 17, 2023 Most Americans don’t closely follow professional or college sports About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they follow professional or college sports not too or not at all closely.
short readsSep 14, 2022 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.
short readsFeb 1, 2024 Among Black adults, those with higher incomes are most likely to say they are happy Black adults in upper-income families are about twice as likely as those in lower-income families to say they are extremely or very happy.
short readsJan 23, 2024 Fewer than half of Black Americans say the news often covers the issues that are important to them 40% of Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered, and similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adults say the same.
short readsApr 4, 2023 U.S. journalists’ beats vary widely by gender and other factors A survey of nearly 12,000 working U.S.-based journalists found that the beats American journalists cover vary widely by gender and other factors.
short readsApr 21, 2022 Most Americans who are familiar with Title IX say it’s had a positive impact on gender equality Most Americans who have heard about the law say it’s had a positive impact on gender equality in the United States (63%).
short readsSep 15, 2022 How Americans view policy proposals on transgender and gender identity issues, and where such policies exist On a couple of policies related to transgender people, there is some agreement among Americans, but views of other policies are more divided.
short readsOct 27, 2023 Working husbands in U.S. have more leisure time than working wives do, especially among those with children Among employed U.S. adults who are ages 25 to 64 and married, husbands spend about 28 hours per week on leisure. Wives spend about 26 hours on it.