Americans’ views on the morality of married people having an affair % who say married people having an affair is … Morally wrongMorally acceptableNot a moral issueTOTAL Not morally ...

Americans say they would prefer to live in a community where houses are larger and farther away from amenities — compared to 42% who say the opposite.

About this research This analysis explores whether Americans consider 15 different behaviors morally acceptable or wrong. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center conducts high-quality research to ...

Betting on college basketball and other sports has increased sharply in the United States in recent years. With March Madness ...

The federal workforce shrank by 10.3% in 2025, losing nearly 238,000 workers. Among major agencies, the Education department ...

The global population of Buddhists shrank by roughly 5% between 2010 and 2020, the sole major religious group to decline.

How they use their time looks different for older and younger adults. And across age groups, it differs by gender. Using data from the American Time Use Survey – conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau – ...

Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

A 60% majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. This share is down slightly from the last few years.

A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ ...

To categorize state laws on abortion, Center researchers referenced data from The New York Times. Data and classifications ...

Abortion has long been a contentious issue in the United States, and it is one that sharply divides Americans along partisan, ...