by Clay Routledge and Will Johnson | Dec 19, 2022 | Research Reports
This article was originally published in the Harris Poll. Before the start of the winter holiday season—defined as the period beginning in mid-November and running through New Year’s Day—The Human Flourishing Lab at The Archbridge Institute and The Harris Poll...
by Clay Routledge | Nov 28, 2022 | Research Reports
Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Key Findings: 1. Most Americans (61%) agree that most of their fellow Americans can be trusted. This includes 63% of men and 58% of women. 2. There are no differences in social trust between political groups. Around 60% of...
by Clay Routledge and Will Johnson | Oct 11, 2022 | Research Reports
This article was originally published in the Harris Poll. World fertility rates—defined by the World Bank as “the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with...
by Clay Routledge | Aug 31, 2022 | Research Reports
Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Key Findings: Most Americans (69%) agree or strongly agree that they have the power to live a meaningful life (high existential agency). This is the case for both men and women and across regions of the country. The percent of...
by Gonzalo Schwarz | Jul 1, 2022 | Research Reports
Click here to view the PDF in a new tab. Key Findings: 1. As in previous years most Americans, regardless of race, income, or education, believe that they haveeither achieved the American Dream or are on their way to achieving it. And the trend shows that fewerpeople...
by Clay Routledge | Mar 31, 2022 | Psychology of Progress, Research Reports
Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Optimism plays a central role in human progress. Therefore, it is concerning that many Americans are pessimistic about the future of the United States and its role in the world. For example, according to a Pew Research Center...