Twenty years after the 9/11 terror attacks, a record-high 64% of U.S. adults say Americans have permanently changed the way they live because of those attacks. Moreover, at least one in four Americans say they, personally, have permanently changed the way they live, and substantial minorities continue to express apprehension about flying, going into skyscrapers and overseas travel.
The data, largely collected prior to the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and before the subsequent terror attack on U.S. troops there, found significantly fewer Americans than in the past believing the U.S. is winning the war on terror. CONTINUED
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup