Global views on climate change are shifting, but there is still a strong progressive-conservative divide. Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash, CC BY Kate T. Luong, George Mason University; Ed Maibach, George Mason University, and John Kotcher, George Mason University People’s views about climate change, from how worried they are about it affecting them […] Read more »
In Response to Climate Change, Citizens in Advanced Economies Are Willing To Alter How They Live and Work
A new Pew Research Center survey in 17 advanced economies spanning North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region finds widespread concern about the personal impact of global climate change. Most citizens say they are willing to change how they live and work at least some to combat the effects of […] Read more »
Americans Split on Military Aid to Israel, Say Political Status Quo Unacceptable
… New data from the 2021 Chicago Council Survey indicate that some differences in ideas about US policy toward Israel on Capitol Hill—heightened by the 11-day clash between Israel and Hamas last May—have corresponding divisions among the American public. The US public is sharply divided along partisan lines on key […] Read more »
Taliban Takeover Likely No Surprise to Afghans
Gallup has been surveying Afghans about their lives every year since 2008, with the exception of 2020, when we could not safely conduct in-person polls because of the pandemic. However, even though we did not interview them last year, what Afghans have been telling us over the years provides insight […] Read more »
Health Care in the U.S. Compared to Other High-Income Countries
No two nations are alike when it comes to health care. Over time, each country has settled on a unique mix of policies, service delivery systems, and financing models that work within its resource constraints. Even among high-income nations that have the option to spend more on health care, approaches […] Read more »
Trump supporters are a big reason why Canada and the UK are beating the US on vaccinations
… Just two months ago, less than 5% of Canadians were fully vaccinated against Covid-19. At the same time, about 40% of Americans were. Today, a little less than 50% of Americans are fully vaccinated, while a little more than 50% of Canadians are. Among adults, more than 80% of […] Read more »