Lifestyle

Social media is an important tool for consumers, with some Americans – particularly younger adults – turning to influencer recommendations.

Despite the growth of commercial sports betting, the most common way that Americans bet on sports is with friends or family.

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.

Among those ages 18 to 29, friends and community often rank in the top three sources of meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives.

Here are six facts about where Americans find meaning in life and how those responses have shifted over the past four years.

Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material well-being and health also play a key role.

Six-in-ten U.S. adults say they would prefer to live in a community with larger homes with greater distances to retail stores and schools.

U.S. adults who are affiliated with a religion are less likely than religiously unaffiliated adults to support broadly legal marijuana.

The share of U.S. adults who now report that they go online “almost constantly” has risen to 31%, up from 21% in 2015.

A third of U.S. adults say they changed their Thanksgiving plans “a great deal,” while roughly a quarter changed their plans “some.”