Around the world, people who trust others are more supportive of international cooperation
Support for international cooperation can vary significantly depending on the amount of trust that people tend to place in others.
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Support for international cooperation can vary significantly depending on the amount of trust that people tend to place in others.
When Americans were asked to evaluate the media’s standing in the nation, 41% say news organizations are growing in their influence.
A median of 62% of adults across the 14 countries surveyed this summer generally believe most people can be trusted.
37% of U.S. adults say they are following news about the coronavirus outbreak very closely. That is up from 31% in March 2021.
U.S. adults are the least confident in Biden out of 17 publics surveyed and among the least confident in Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.
As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.
Majorities in all three countries said in a fall 2020 survey that the U.S. system needs either major changes or to be completely reformed.
Looking at respondents to 2020 and 2021 surveys reveals differences in vaccination rates based on where people turned most for COVID-19 news.
48% of US adults say the government should restrict false information online, even if it means losing some freedom to access/publish content.
Democrats are far more willing to say the U.S. can learn from other countries on major policy issues than Republicans are.
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