Two in three Americans think mental illness is a very serious public health problem, and few say there are adequate services and support in the U.S. for people living with it. Nearly nine in 10 do think there is at least some stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness in […] Read more »
Number Of Americans Who Favor Stricter Gun Laws Continues To Grow
The percentage of Americans who favor stricter gun laws is on the rise, though significant partisan divisions persist. A Pew Research Center survey conducted in September found that 60% of Americans say gun laws should be tougher, up from 57% last year and 52% in 2017. CONT. Rachel Treisman, NPR […] Read more »
Share of Americans who favor stricter gun laws has increased since 2017
Despite deep partisan divisions on the issue, there has been a modest rise in support for stricter gun laws in the United States since 2017, a new Pew Research Center survey has found. In addition, while opinion on most gun policies has changed little in recent years, somewhat more Americans […] Read more »
Wellbeing Declines Halted in 2019
Wellbeing in the U.S. has leveled off in 2019 after two years of decline, with the Well-Being Index score of 61.4 statistically unchanged relative to 2018. This ends a deterioration that began in 2017 but still indicates a nation that has substantially lower wellbeing overall than what was measured in […] Read more »
More Blaming Extremism, Heated Rhetoric for Mass Shootings
Americans think there is plenty of blame to go around for the mass shootings that have become commonplace in the United States, but two factors are getting more blame than in the recent past. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
6 in 10 fear a mass shooting; most think gun laws can help
With six in 10 worried about a mass shooting in their community, Americans by a 17-point margin express confidence that stricter gun control laws would reduce such incidents, and even more endorse improved mental health monitoring and treatment to that end. Two measures, specifically, remain overwhelmingly popular: Eighty-nine percent in […] Read more »