By a wide margin, Americans view inflation as the top problem facing the country today
Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care and violent crime.
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Vianney Gómez is a former research assistant focusing on U.S. politics and policy at Pew Research Center.
Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care and violent crime.
More than nine-in-ten Americans (93%) say high school grades should be at least a minor factor in admissions decisions.
Today, 54% of U.S. adults say they have a favorable opinion of the Supreme Court, while 44% have an unfavorable view. And 84% say justices should not bring their political views into decisions.
About nine-in-ten U.S. adults (91%) say they have heard little (46%) or nothing at all (45%) about the diplomatic boycott of the Olympics.
Americans’ views of the economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved.
Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) see a great deal of difference between the two major political parties, up from 55% just two years ago.
Pew Research Center’s political typology provides a roadmap to today’s fractured political landscape. It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. Even in a polarized era, the 2021 survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions.
There is a wide partisan split on the fairness of the House committee’s probe.
Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.
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