What Makes Someone a Good Member of Society?
Most in advanced economies say voting, taking steps to reduce climate change and getting a COVID-19 vaccine are ways to be a good member of society; fewer say this about attending religious services.
Most in advanced economies say voting, taking steps to reduce climate change and getting a COVID-19 vaccine are ways to be a good member of society; fewer say this about attending religious services.
Americans’ grim political mood and desire for change show up across our surveys. But despite divisions, there are hopeful signs for the future.
Overall, around four-in-ten Americans say their local community has experienced severe weather in the past year, a May survey found.
Though younger people tend to be more internationally oriented than older adults, they differ from one another over how they want their country to engage with the world.
A quarter of U.S. parents of K-12 students say racism or racial inequality comes up in conversation with their children very or fairly often.
Despite the many depressing stories dominating the international news cycle, there is also a note of positivity among survey respondents in views of the UN, the benefits of international cooperation for solving problems and the importance of common values for bringing nations together.
The economy was the most important issue for Trump voters this year; 93% of his supporters said it was very important to their vote.
Several climate policies receive bipartisan support, despite Republicans and Democrats differing on the overall approach.
More Americans say it’s very important to vote in elections to be a good member of society than say the same about any other activity in the survey.
More than four-in-ten Democratic voters (44%) are Hispanic, Black, Asian, another race or multiracial, up from 23% in 1996.
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