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Stable U.S. Moral Ratings Obscure Big Partisan Shifts

June 16, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Continuing a long-term trend, Americans are discouraged about the state of moral values in the U.S., with 84% calling them “only fair” or “poor” and two-thirds believing they are getting worse rather than better. … Democrats are much less negative about moral values today than they were a year ago. […] Read more »

Tags: ethics, values

Changing One’s Gender Is Sharply Contentious Moral Issue

June 11, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Gallup’s most recent gender identity data find 0.6% of U.S. adults identify as transgender; that is, the gender with which they identify is different from the one they were assigned at birth. Changing one’s gender identity is sharply contentious among Americans, who are slightly more likely to say it is […] Read more »

Tags: gender, LGBTQ, values

Why Public Opinion Changed So Dramatically On Same-Sex Marriage

June 10, 2021 · Leave a Comment

During the span of 25 years, same-sex marriage went from being an unimaginable idea to settled law. During a shorter period — just about a decade — it went from being one of the most high-pitched culture war debates to something that politicians and activists hardly talk about. … For […] Read more »

Tags: bias/discrimination, LGBTQ, marriage, pollwatching, values

Record-High 47% in U.S. Think Abortion Is Morally Acceptable

June 9, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Americans are sharply divided in their abortion views, including on its morality, with an equal split between those who believe it is morally acceptable and those who say it is morally wrong. The 47% who say it is acceptable is, by two percentage points, the highest Gallup has recorded in […] Read more »

Tags: abortion, ethics, values

Record-High 70% in U.S. Support Same-Sex Marriage

June 8, 2021 · Leave a Comment

U.S. support for legal same-sex marriage continues to trend upward, now at 70% — a new high in Gallup’s trend since 1996. This latest figure marks an increase of 10 percentage points since 2015, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all states must recognize same-sex marriages. … Republicans, who […] Read more »

Tags: LGBTQ, marriage, values

Americans Support ESG Objectives but Unfamiliar With Term

June 1, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Most Americans are not familiar with the term “Environmental, social and governance” (ESG), but the principles behind it resonate with them. Majorities of U.S. adults say that how well companies promote certain environmental and social goals, as well as whether they engage in good corporate governance, matters to them when […] Read more »

Tags: business, consumers, environment, ethics, values, work

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