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Explore Gallup's research.
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Most Americans have a religious preference -- predominantly a Christian one -- but less than half say religion is "very important" to them.
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Seventeen percent of Americans say they smoke marijuana, similar to the 16% Gallup recorded in 2022.
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Most Americans favor abortion being legal to some degree, and a majority self-identify as "pro-choice."
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Gallup's latest estimate finds 61% of U.S. adults own stock, the highest it has been since 2008.
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Drinking alcohol is common in U.S. society, although far from universal.
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Twelve percent of U.S. workers belong to a labor union, according to aggregated data from Gallup's 2021-2022 Work and Education surveys.
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E-cigarettes are an increasingly popular alternative to tobacco products, especially among young adults -- but how many Americans vape regularly?
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Whether Americans like big business or not depends on the question. More express at least some confidence in big business than say they have a positive view of it.
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Gauging Americans' belief in God depends on the threshold for "belief."
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Gallup estimates that 7.6% of the U.S. adult population is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than straight or heterosexual.
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What percentage of Americans say they are overweight?
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As the federal government contemplates funding projects intended to mitigate the effects of extreme weather, how concerned are Americans about a warming Earth?
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UFOs could be anything from figments of the imagination to cases of mistaken identity to alien spacecraft. Learn what Americans think on the issue.
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Wills describe how an individual's money and estate are handled after their death. What percentage of Americans have one of these basic elements of financial planning?
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Read Gallup's short answer to this common question about gun ownership, including what percentages of major demographic subgroups own guns.
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Learn what percentage of Americans have been victimized by any of seven types of conventional crime in the past year, and what the rate is for violent crime.
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A slow economy, unpopular military engagement, labor strife and a corruption scandal combined to give this president the all-time lowest job approval rating.
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Christmas is everywhere you turn during the holiday season, but is it for everyone?
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George W. Bush registered the highest presidential job approval rating in any Gallup poll.
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Many Americans may enjoy the vegetarian options now available in restaurants, grocery stores and on airplanes. But how many true vegetarians are there?