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    Chapter 3: Family Matters

    Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to the United States will include his participation in the triennial World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. This year’s meeting is expected to generate discussion on how the Catholic Church responds to new trends in marriage and family arrangements. Previous polling and analysis on the composition and structure of families has […]

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    Main Findings

    Parents use a variety of social network sites, with Facebook being the most popular. Usage rates for social media are similar to those of non-parents. Fully 91% of parents[15. numoffset=”15″ In this survey, parents are defined as those with at least one child under age 18.] in this survey use the internet. This is significantly higher […]

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    Continued Bipartisan Support for Expanded Background Checks on Gun Sales

    Survey Report Two years after the failure of Senate legislation to expand background checks on gun purchases, the public continues to overwhelmingly support making private gun sales and sales at gun shows subject to background checks. Currently, 85% of Americans – including large majorities of Democrats (88%) and Republicans (79%) – favor expanded background checks, […]

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    2. Public Support for Action on Climate Change

    When it comes to climate change, publics around the world generally adopt the precautionary principle: Even when in doubt, act out of prudence. In 37 of 40 nations surveyed, willingness to curb emissions that may contribute to warming the planet exceeds intense concern about climate change. Globally, a median of 54% consider climate change to […]

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    Americans, Politics and Science Issues

    The general public’s political views are strongly linked to their attitudes on climate and energy issues. But politics is a less important factor on biomedical, food safety, space issues.

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    Americans, Politics and Science Issues

    The general public’s political views are strongly linked to their attitudes on climate and energy issues. But politics is a less important factor on biomedical, food safety, space issues.