What makes life meaningful? Globally, answers sometimes vary by age
Among those ages 18 to 29, friends and community often rank in the top three sources of meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives.
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Among those ages 18 to 29, friends and community often rank in the top three sources of meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives.
In his second year in office, Joe Biden receives generally positive ratings in the 18 countries surveyed in spring 2022.
About nine-in-ten U.S. adults (91%) say they have heard little (46%) or nothing at all (45%) about the diplomatic boycott of the Olympics.
Majorities across much of Western Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region have a favorable view of the European Union.
Black men are now on par with American Indian or Alaska Native men as the demographic groups most likely to die from overdoses.
Most people view their own government’s record on personal freedoms more favorably than they do when it comes to the U.S. and especially China.
As of the third quarter of 2021, 50.3% of U.S. adults 55 and older said they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
There is minimal praise from other societies for how the United States and China are handling climate change.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the White House this week as she wraps up her final year in office.
Those on the political right are more likely to say there should have been fewer public activity restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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