State of the Union 2026: Where Americans stand on key issues facing the nation
Ahead of the State of the Union, here’s a look at U.S. public opinion on key policy issues, drawn from recent Pew Research Center surveys.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Methodology
This report is based on a pair of Pew Research Center surveys and a series of in-depth interviews. It draws on a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults who are members of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), a survey of U.S.-based experts in artificial intelligence (AI) and 30 in-depth interviews with experts who participated […]
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How Americans See Men and Masculinity
Republican men stand out in views of their own masculinity, the impact of changing gender roles and men’s progress in recent decades.
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1. Racial discrimination shapes how Black Americans view their progress and U.S. institutions
Editorial note to readers A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term “racial conspiracy theories” as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings. By using these words, our reporting distorted rather than clarified the point of the study. Changes to this version include: an […]
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5 facts about child care costs in the U.S.
Here are five key facts about child care costs in the U.S., including how parents and U.S. adults overall see the issue.
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What Makes People Proud of Their Country?
From diversity in Indonesia to food in France, people in 25 countries share in their own words what makes them proud.
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What policies would Americans support to help family caregivers?
As part of a survey about aging and caregiving in the U.S., we asked Americans how they feel about certain measures that might help people who are providing care for an aging family member. Most U.S. adults say they would favor the federal government: Fewer than half say they would strongly favor each of these […]
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2. Perceived pros and cons of not having children
Among U.S. adults ages 50 and older who never had children, majorities say achieving certain things in life – such as having a fulfilling life, or a successful career – don’t have much to do with whether someone has children. At the same time, many say not having children has made some aspects of life […]
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3. How people rate press, speech and internet freedoms in their country
A median of 31% across 35 countries say they’re completely free to speak without censorship, and 28% say their media are completely free to report the news.
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4. Teens’ future plans and goals
Given the current gender gap in college completion and the growing share of adults who don’t want to have children, we were curious about teens’ long-term goals and plans for adulthood. Plans after high school When we asked teens what they plan to do after they finish high school, 53% said they plan to attend […]
