Prediction markets’ trading volume doubled between May and July, largely driven by sports
Prediction market trading on Kalshi and Polymarket doubled from May to July, mostly due to a large uptick in sports trading.
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Most Americans are uncomfortable with transgender athletes on sports teams that don’t match their birth sex
Most Americans are not comfortable with transgender athletes competing on teams that don’t match their birth sex.
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What do Americans think about language learning in U.S. schools?
Four-in-ten Americans say it is extremely or very important for children growing up in the U.S. to learn a language other than English.
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More Americans now support than oppose all-day school cellphone bans
Three-quarters of U.S. adults support in-class school cellphone bans, and for the first time, more now support than oppose all-day bans for middle and high schoolers.
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What we know about the typical Polymarket user
The typical Polymarket user placed a total of 46 trades across 10 active trading days during our study period.
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Majorities of Americans say key financial milestones are harder for today’s young adults to reach
Most Americans say it’s harder for young adults to find a job, buy a house, pay for college and save for their future than it was for their parents’ generation.
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5% of Americans say they’ve ridden in a driverless car
Regardless of whether they’ve ridden in one before, most Americans (71%) say they would be not too or not at all comfortable riding in a driverless car.
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Which Americans are most likely to have spoken with a local journalist?
About a quarter of Americans have spoken with a local journalist, with education, income, race and community attachment linked to higher rates of interaction.
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Many Americans favor prayer in public schools, but few think it should be mandatory
Americans are almost equally split on whether the Ten Commandments should be displayed in public school classrooms. But Republicans, White evangelicals and older Americans are more supportive than other groups.
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Is U.S. fertility at an all-time low? It depends how you measure it
U.S. fertility rates have hit historic lows, but three common measures tell different stories about whether American families are truly shrinking.
