5 facts about Americans and sports
About half of Americans (48%) say they took part in organized, competitive sports in high school or college.
About half of Americans (48%) say they took part in organized, competitive sports in high school or college.
Women made up 47% of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2023, up from 30% in 1950 – but growth has stagnated.
We asked public K-12 teachers, teens and U.S. adults how they see topics related to race and LGBTQ issues playing out in the classroom.
As a shop that studies human behavior through surveys and other social scientific techniques, we have a good line of sight into the contradictory nature of human preferences. Here's a look at how we categorize our survey participants in ways that enhance our understanding of how people think and behave.
While Black adults define personal and financial success in different ways, most see these measures of success as major sources of pressure in their lives.
More than half of Americans (53%) say America’s sport is football – about twice the share who say it’s baseball (27%).
Americans overwhelmingly see small businesses as having a positive effect on the way things are going in the country. By contrast, their views of large corporations are broadly negative. And most people – including identical shares in both parties – are critical of the impact of banks and financial institutions.
Black adults in upper-income families are about twice as likely as those in lower-income families to say they are extremely or very happy.
Nearly a month into the new year, most people who made New Year’s resolutions have stuck with them, although 13% say they have not kept any of them.
Most U.S. young adults are at least mostly financially independent and happy with their parents' involvement in their lives. Parent-child relationships are mostly strong.