As more states legalize the practice, 19% of U.S. adults say they have bet money on sports in the past year
Despite the growth of commercial sports betting, the most common way that Americans bet on sports is with friends or family.
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Despite the growth of commercial sports betting, the most common way that Americans bet on sports is with friends or family.
In 2019, 81% of household heads with a bachelor’s degree or more education had a spouse or partner who was also a college graduate.
Here’s what Americans said they learned about the development of vaccines and medical treatments and their advice for handling a future outbreak.
The number of males has exceeded the number of females since the mid-1960s. But by 2050, the worldwide sex ratio is expected to even out.
India’s artificially wide ratio of baby boys to baby girls – which arose in the 1970s from the use of prenatal diagnostic technology to facilitate sex-selective abortions – now appears to be narrowing. Son bias has declined sharply among Sikhs, while Christians continue to have a natural balance of sons and daughters.
We asked respondents to describe in their own words what rose and fell in importance to them during the pandemic. Here are some of the key themes that emerged.
41% of U.S. journalists who are employed at least part time at a news outlet say they would join a union if it were available to them.
Women in the U.S. are less likely than men to say that technology has had a mostly positive effect on society (42% vs. 54%).
Overall, two-thirds of Americans support providing incentives to increase the use of electric and hybrid vehicles.
Asked what more the government should do to support parents and children, Americans often mention forms of social or direct financial support.
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