opinion / http://backend.userland.com/rss ºÚÁÏÍø WebTeam Americans generally support the concept of making the government more efficient and more limited in scope. /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:00:00 GMT While a majority of Americans say their federal taxes are too high, these views vary significantly by partisanship and have varied widely over time. /opinion/polling-matters/652151/americans-stand-taxes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/652151/americans-stand-taxes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:30:00 GMT Protestants and highly religious Americans, traditionally Israel's most sympathetic supporters, are shrinking in size. /opinion/polling-matters/646214/support-israel-hampered-declining-religiosity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/646214/support-israel-hampered-declining-religiosity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:30:00 GMT Americans support strict border control and fair pathways for immigrants entering the U.S. illegally. Public opinion favors both deportation and citizenship options. /opinion/polling-matters/645278/solve-immigration-listen-people.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/645278/solve-immigration-listen-people.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 24 May 2024 17:00:00 GMT Americans' personal satisfaction remains significantly higher than satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. /opinion/polling-matters/610742/exploring-americans-satisfaction-personal-lives.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/610742/exploring-americans-satisfaction-personal-lives.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:00:00 GMT Americans' lessened confidence in society's institutions and norms may affect society's ability to deal with crucial external and internal threats. /opinion/polling-matters/547766/crisis-confidence-2023.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/547766/crisis-confidence-2023.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Sun, 31 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT 77% of Americans who have interacted with police in the past 12 months say the experience was positive overall, but those who do not report positive experiences in police encounters have lower wellbeing and feel less safe. /opinion/gallup/547073/ways-police-encounters-shape-public-perceptions-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/547073/ways-police-encounters-shape-public-perceptions-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 11 Dec 2023 19:30:00 GMT Trends measuring Americans' values need to be analyzed in the context of differences in question wording and changes in methodology. /opinion/polling-matters/544508/measuring-trends-americans-personal-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/544508/measuring-trends-americans-personal-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:30:00 GMT Despite declining fertility and marriage rates, Americans want to have children and to be married. /opinion/polling-matters/512933/fertility-marriage-power-social-norms.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/512933/fertility-marriage-power-social-norms.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:30:00 GMT Recent ºÚÁÏÍø data confirm a significant and growing relationship between religiosity and partisan identity in the U.S. /opinion/polling-matters/510464/politics-religion.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/510464/politics-religion.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:30:00 GMT