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short readsMay 15, 2024

Support for legal abortion is widespread in many places, especially in Europe

Majorities in most of the 27 places around the world surveyed in 2023 and 2024 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
fact sheetMay 13, 2024

Public Opinion on Abortion

Abortion has long been a contentious issue in the United States, and it is one that sharply divides Americans along partisan, ideological and religious lines.
reportMar 15, 2024

8 in 10 Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in Public Life

Most Americans say religion’s influence is shrinking, and about half (48%) see conflict between their own religious beliefs and mainstream American culture.
short readsNov 27, 2023

How people around the world view same-sex marriage

Among the 32 places surveyed, support for legal same-sex marriage is highest in Sweden, where 92% of adults favor it, and lowest in Nigeria, where only 2% back it.
short readsSep 28, 2023

The pope is concerned about climate change. How do U.S. Catholics feel about it?

71% of Hispanic Catholics see climate change as an extremely or very serious problem, compared with 49% of White, non-Hispanic Catholics.
short readsSep 14, 2023

Across U.S. religious groups, more see decline of marriage as negative than positive

Large numbers of Americans in many different religious groups express concern about fewer people getting married.
short readsSep 12, 2023

5 facts about religion in South and Southeast Asia

Most people in all six South and Southeast Asian countries surveyed say they believe in God or unseen beings.
reportSep 12, 2023

Buddhism, Islam and Religious Pluralism in South and Southeast Asia

In Thailand, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, more than 90% of Buddhists see strong links between their religion and country. In the neighboring countries of Malaysia and Indonesia, nearly all Muslims say being Muslim is important to being truly part of their nation.
short readsJun 14, 2023

Freedom of speech and LGBT rights: Americans’ views of issues in Supreme Court case

60% of Americans think business owners should not have to provide services if it might signal support for beliefs on LGBT issues that they oppose.
short readsApr 20, 2023

Many people in U.S., other advanced economies say it’s not necessary to believe in God to be moral

Most Americans say it’s not necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values, according to a spring 2022 survey.

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