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About four-in-ten U.S. adults believe humanity is ‘living in the end times’
58% of U.S. adults say they do not believe “we are living in the end times” – the destruction of the world as we know it.
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In 2022 midterms, nearly all Senate election results again matched states’ presidential votes
Only one of this year’s 35 Senate elections didn’t go the same way as the state’s 2020 presidential vote. The exception was Wisconsin.
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About four-in-ten U.S. adults believe humanity is ‘living in the end times’
58% of U.S. adults say they do not believe “we are living in the end times” – the destruction of the world as we know it.
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New Congress will have a few more veterans, but their share of lawmakers is still near a record low
The new House will have 80 members who’ve served in the military, or 18.4% of members. That’s up from 75, or 17.2%, in the 117th Congress.
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One-in-four U.S. parents say they’ve struggled to afford food or housing in the past year
Additionally, about half of lower-income parents (52%) say they have not had enough money for food or their rent or mortgage.
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Younger evangelicals in the U.S. are more concerned than their elders about climate change
Evangelical Protestant adults under 40 are more likely than older evangelicals to say climate change is an extremely or very serious problem.
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In advanced and emerging economies, similar views on how social media affects democracy and society
People in advanced and emerging economies have mixed feelings about social media’s impact on political life.
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Key facts about China’s declining population
China has had the world’s largest population since at least 1950 but is now projected to experience an absolute decline as early as 2023.
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For today’s young workers in the U.S., job tenure is similar to that of young workers in the past
The share of young employees who have been with their employer three years or more has remained relatively steady over time.
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After declining early in the COVID-19 outbreak, immigrant naturalizations in the U.S. are rising again
An estimated 940,000 immigrants became U.S. citizens during the 2022 fiscal year. That annual total would be the third-highest on record.
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Growing share of Americans see the Supreme Court as ‘friendly’ toward religion
There has been a jump in the share of U.S. adults who see the Supreme Court as “friendly” toward religion.
