On average, Americans want to live until they’re 91
A broad majority of U.S. adults (76%) say they would want to live until they’re at least 80. That includes 29% who would like to reach 100.
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Local News Fact Sheet
Americans’ attention to local news has declined since 2016. Explore how people get local news today, shifting from TV and print to digital sources.
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3. Spells, curses and ways to see the future
Many around the globe think spells or curses can affect people’s lives. Far fewer say they consult fortune tellers or horoscopes to see the future.
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24. Age, race, education and other demographic traits of U.S. religious groups
Read about U.S. religious groups’ demographics – such as race/ethnicity, age, immigrant status, gender and sexual orientation – and their trends since 2007. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
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How much do you know about NATO? Take our quiz
Test your NATO knowledge and see how you compare to U.S. adults. Americans answer half of five factual questions correctly, on average.
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Highly engaged Americans know more about politics
People who are highly engaged in public life are more likely than those who are less engaged to correctly answer several factual questions about politics.
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About 8 in 10 women in opposite-sex marriages say they took their husband’s last name
Younger women, women with a postgraduate degree and Democratic women are more likely to keep their last name after marriage.
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4. Views of the impact of changing gender roles
We asked Americans a series of questions about changing gender roles for men and women. First, we asked if society is too accepting or not accepting enough of men and women who take on roles typically associated with the other gender. On balance, the public thinks society is not accepting enough of men and women […]
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The changing face of Congress in 7 charts
The 119th Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse in history, and it includes the nation’s first openly transgender legislator at the federal level.
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6 facts about obesity and weight loss drugs in the U.S.
About half (53%) of Americans say they hear or read about Ozempic, Wegovy and similar drugs extremely or very often.