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    1. Public views on climate change and climate scientists

    There is a host of ways Americans’ opinions about climate issues divide. The divisions start with views about the causes of global climate change. Nearly half of U.S. adults say climate change is due to human activity and a similar share says either that the Earth’s warming stems from natural causes or that there is […]

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    1. The American family today

    For updated data, read our 2023 essay “The Modern American Family.” Family life is changing. Two-parent households are on the decline in the United States as divorce, remarriage and cohabitation are on the rise. And families are smaller now, both due to the growth of single-parent households and the drop in fertility. Not only are […]

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    3. Attitudes about video games

    As gaming has gained exposure to a wider audience and increasingly become part of the cultural mainstream, the content of games themselves has come under increased scrutiny. To test public attitudes toward some of these ongoing arguments, the survey presented Americans with some potential impacts of games and asked whether they consider these attributes to […]

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    Human Enhancement

    The scientific and ethical dimensions of striving for perfection

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    9. The peace process, settlements and U.S. support

    Jews in Israel are divided on whether it is possible for an independent Palestinian state and Israel to coexist peacefully with each other. Roughly four-in-ten Israeli Jews say a way can be found for two states to coexist, while a similar share say this is not possible. Jewish opinion on this topic has been relatively […]

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    1. Internet access growing worldwide but remains higher in advanced economies

    In many advanced economies, the ubiquity of the internet is now a given. It permeates commerce, social interactions, politics, culture and daily life. But this is not the case in all parts of the world. And while internet access continues to grow in poorer nations, there is still a long way to go before the […]

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    Republican views of Ben Carson as president

    BASED ON REPUBLICAN AND REPUBLICAN-LEANING REGISTERED VOTERS If Ben Carson were to become president do you think he would be a great, good, average, poor, or terrible president?   NET Great/Good % Great % Good % Average % NET Poor/Terrible % Poor % Terrible % (VOL.) Never heard of/DK/Ref % Unweighted N All Rep/Rep Lean […]

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    Republican views of Chris Christie as president

    BASED ON REPUBLICAN AND REPUBLICAN-LEANING REGISTERED VOTERS If Chris Christie were to become president do you think he would be a great, good, average, poor, or terrible president? NET Great/Good % Great % Good % Average % NET Poor/Terrible % Poor % Terrible % (VOL.) Never heard of/DK/Ref % Unweighted N All Rep/Rep Lean RV […]

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    Republican views of Ted Cruz as president

    BASED ON REPUBLICAN AND REPUBLICAN-LEANING REGISTERED VOTERS If Ted Cruz were to become president do you think he would be a great, good, average, poor, or terrible president? NET Great/Good % Great % Good % Average % NET Poor/Terrible % Poor % Terrible % (VOL.) Never heard of/DK/Ref % Unweighted N All Rep/Rep Lean RV […]