Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Public debate over the safety of childhood vaccines, particularly the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, is typically linked with a 1998 research study – later discredited – that suggested that the MMR vaccine was associated with autism.[9. numoffset=”9″ See Public Trust in Vaccines: Defining a Research Agenda, 2014. American Academy of Arts & Sciences.] Seth […]
Adults in religiously mixed marriages are, by and large, less religious than their counterparts who are married to spouses who share their faith. They attend religious services less often, pray less frequently, tend to be less likely to believe in God with absolute certainty and are less inclined to say religion is very important in […]
A large majority of the Indian public reports having voted in an election, either in the past year or in the more distant past. Far fewer Indians have engaged in other forms of political participation and only about one-in-ten have engaged in any of the online forms of political participation tested. Indian men are more […]
As Kenyans face the prospect of a contentious national election next year, more than half say they are dissatisfied with their country’s direction and the national economy. Besides economic concerns, government corruption is broadly viewed as a major problem in the country. And while Kenyans name corruption as one of the top priorities to address, […]
Nearly a month after Donald Trump’s election as president, the public views his transition to the White House less positively than those of past presidents-elect.
With a few weeks to go in a 2016 presidential campaign that has witnessed a fair amount of mudslinging, most registered voters (54%) say that “personally insulting political opponents is never fair game” in politics, while 43% say personal insults are “sometimes fair game.” Six-in-ten Clinton supporters (60%) consider personal insults out of bounds in […]