social and policy issues social and policy issues / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½ WebTeam Trends in U.S. Adults' Acceptance of Moral and Values Behaviors Americans have become more liberal on many moral and values issues over the past quarter century, but with some signs of a leveling off in recent years. /opinion/polling-matters/694550/trends-adults-acceptance-moral-values-behaviors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/694550/trends-adults-acceptance-moral-values-behaviors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:00:00 GMT Americans' Ideal Family Size Remains Above Two Children Even as the U.S. birth rate has fallen to a new low of 1.6 births per woman, Americans still say the ideal family includes an average of 2.7 children. /poll/694640/americans-ideal-family-size-remains-above-two-children.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/694640/americans-ideal-family-size-remains-above-two-children.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:00:00 GMT Americans Split on Meaning of the American Dream Whether Americans see the American Dream as more about stability or opportunity is shaped by income, education and lived experiences. /poll/693083/americans-split-meaning-american-dream.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/693083/americans-split-meaning-american-dream.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 27 Aug 2025 23:01:00 GMT Steady 64% Say Racism Against Black People Widespread in U.S. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say racism against Black people is widespread, even as slightly more than that say they've seen civil rights gains. /poll/693893/steady-say-racism-against-black-people-widespread.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/693893/steady-say-racism-against-black-people-widespread.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 20 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT How Americans Perceive Treatment of Racial, Ethnic Groups Less than half of Americans are satisfied with the way immigrants and Black, Hispanic, Jewish and Arab people are treated in the U.S. /poll/693641/americans-perceive-treatment-racial-ethnic-groups.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/693641/americans-perceive-treatment-racial-ethnic-groups.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 18 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT Pope Leo Most Favorably Viewed of 14 Â鶹´«Ã½makers Pope Leo XIV enjoys broad favorability in the U.S., while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders remain well-liked. /poll/693155/pope-leo-favorably-viewed-newsmakers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/693155/pope-leo-favorably-viewed-newsmakers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 05 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT Paranormal Phenomena Met With Skepticism in U.S. Psychic healing and ghosts top Americans' paranormal beliefs, while most reject concepts like witches, astrology and reincarnation. /poll/692738/paranormal-phenomena-met-skepticism.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/692738/paranormal-phenomena-met-skepticism.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 23 Jul 2025 03:00:00 GMT Adultery, Cloning Still Seen as Most Immoral Behaviors Of 20 behaviors, extramarital affairs and human cloning are seen as the most morally wrong. Birth control and divorce remain the most morally acceptable. /poll/692801/adultery-cloning-seen-immoral-behaviors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/692801/adultery-cloning-seen-immoral-behaviors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 22 Jul 2025 23:00:00 GMT Democrats' Confidence in U.S. Institutions Sinks to New Low Democrats' average confidence in key U.S. institutions has dropped to a new low point in Â鶹´«Ã½'s trend dating back to 1979, while Republicans' has risen significantly. /poll/692633/democrats-confidence-institutions-sinks-new-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/692633/democrats-confidence-institutions-sinks-new-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 17 Jul 2025 03:00:00 GMT Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated The percentage of Americans wanting less immigration has dropped by nearly half this year to 30%, with 79% now saying immigration benefits the U.S. /poll/692522/surge-concern-immigration-abated.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/692522/surge-concern-immigration-abated.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:00:00 GMT