social and policy issues social and policy issues / http://backend.userland.com/rss ͯÑÕÊÓƵ WebTeam Paranormal Phenomena Met With Skepticism in U.S. Psychic healing and ghosts top Americans' paranormal beliefs, while most reject concepts like witches, astrology and reincarnation. /poll/692738/paranormal-phenomena-met-skepticism.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/692738/paranormal-phenomena-met-skepticism.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:00:00 GMT Adultery, Cloning Still Seen as Most Immoral Behaviors Of 20 behaviors, extramarital affairs and human cloning are seen as the most morally wrong. Birth control and divorce remain the most morally acceptable. /poll/692801/adultery-cloning-seen-immoral-behaviors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/692801/adultery-cloning-seen-immoral-behaviors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT Democrats' Confidence in U.S. Institutions Sinks to New Low Democrats' average confidence in key U.S. institutions has dropped to a new low point in ͯÑÕÊÓƵ's trend dating back to 1979, while Republicans' has risen significantly. /poll/692633/democrats-confidence-institutions-sinks-new-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/692633/democrats-confidence-institutions-sinks-new-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:00:00 GMT Surge in U.S. Concern About Immigration Has Abated The percentage of Americans wanting less immigration has dropped by nearly half this year to 30%, with 79% now saying immigration benefits the U.S. /poll/692522/surge-concern-immigration-abated.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/692522/surge-concern-immigration-abated.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:00:00 GMT AI: Major Threat or Just the Next Tech Thing? U.S. adults are evenly divided over whether artificial intelligence is a normal technological evolution that will help humans or a novel societal threat. /poll/692435/major-threat-next-tech-thing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/692435/major-threat-next-tech-thing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:00:00 GMT 'Family' Top Value for Americans Most Americans regard respect, family, trustworthiness, freedom and kindness as important values, but family stands out when asked to pick their top three. /poll/691964/family-top-value-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/691964/family-top-value-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:01:00 GMT World Split on Treatment of Gay and Lesbian People ͯÑÕÊÓƵ trends show that the world remains divided over whether local communities are good places for gay and lesbian people to live in. /poll/691457/world-split-treatment-gay-lesbian-people.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/691457/world-split-treatment-gay-lesbian-people.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 11 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT Financial Barriers Keep Canadian Pets Away From the Vet A new study reveals that half of Canadian pet owners (50%) say they skipped needed veterinary care for their pets in the past year. /poll/691325/financial-barriers-keep-canadian-pets-away-vet.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/691325/financial-barriers-keep-canadian-pets-away-vet.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 11 Jun 2025 04:01:00 GMT Two-Thirds in U.S. Prefer Birth Sex on IDs, in Athletics Most Americans think the birth sex of transgender people should be prioritized over gender identity when it comes to sports and official documents. /poll/691454/two-thirds-prefer-birth-sex-ids-athletics.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/691454/two-thirds-prefer-birth-sex-ids-athletics.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:00:00 GMT Gender Gaps on Abortion Reach Historic Highs U.S. women remain more supportive of abortion rights in the wake of the Dobbs decision than they were before it, creating a record-high gender gap. /poll/691370/gender-gaps-abortion-reach-historic-highs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/691370/gender-gaps-abortion-reach-historic-highs.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:00:00 GMT