Author: Janakee Chavda

Across the 36 countries surveyed, people’s views on the importance of religion to national identity vary widely. Large shares in middle-income countries say being a member of the historically predominant religion in their country is very important to truly sharing the national identity – for example, to being truly Filipino or truly Nigerian. In high-income countries, though, many instead say religion is not at all important to national identity. We asked people in 36 countries whether it’s important to be a member of a particular religion in order to “truly” share the national identity. In each country, we selected the…

We asked people in 35 countries about the influence of specific religious texts on their national laws. The texts in question varied by country: For example, adults in predominantly Christian countries were asked about the influence of the Bible. And in Muslim-majority countries, they were asked about the influence of the Quran. In most middle-income countries: Majorities say the historically predominant religion’s text should have either a great deal or a fair amount of influence on the laws of their country. People are more likely to say religious texts should take precedence over the will of the people if the…

In a number of countries with sizable Muslim and Jewish populations, we asked Muslim and Jewish adults for their views on religion and governance – specifically, whether religious law should be the official or state law for people who share their religion, and whether their country can be both a democratic country and a Muslim or Jewish country. We find that large majorities of Muslims in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nigeria believe sharia, or Islamic law, should be the official law for Muslims in their country. Much smaller shares of Muslims in Israel and Turkey agree. Among Israelis who are…

About Pew Research Center’s Spring 2024 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates, Social Research Centre and Verian. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. Here are more details about our international survey methodology and country-specific sample designs. The American Trends Panel survey methodology Results for the United States are based on surveys conducted on Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do…

Küresel standartlara göre ABD’de dini milliyetçilik nispeten düşük düzeydedir ancak diğer yüksek gelirli ülkelere kıyasla öne çıkmaktadır Bu basın bülteni orijinal İngilizceden Türkçeye çevrilmiştir. Otuz altı ülkeyi kapsayan yeni bir Pew Research Center anketinde orta gelirli ülkelerde yaşayan insanların yüksek gelirli ülkelerde yaşayan insanlara göre “dinî milliyetçi” (religious nationalists) olma olasılıklarının daha yüksek olduğu bulundu. Ancak dinî milliyetçiler anket yapılan hiçbir ülkede nüfusun çoğunluğunu oluşturmuyordu. Bu raporda, anketimizde dinin ulusal kimlik ve yönetimdeki rolüyle ilgili dört temel sorunun tamamına karşı güçlü bir dindar tavır takınan ve ülkelerinin tarihsel olarak baskın diniyle özdeşleşen kişiler “dinî milliyetçi” (religious nationalists) olarak sınıflandırılmaktadır. Anket…

Según los estándares mundiales, Estados Unidos tiene un nivel relativamente bajo de nacionalismo religioso, pero se destaca entre otros países con ingresos altos. Este comunicado de prensa se ha traducido del inglés original al español. Una nueva encuesta de Pew Research Center realizada en tres docenas de países revela que las personas que viven en países con ingresos medios tienen más probabilidades que las que viven en países con ingresos altos de ser “nacionalistas religiosos” (religious nationalists), aunque esta población no constituye una mayoría en ninguno de los países encuestados. En este informe, se clasifica a las personas como “nacionalistas…

In our 36-country survey, we asked respondents how large a problem various types of inequality are in their nation, including the gap between the rich and the poor, unequal rights for men and women, discrimination based on a person’s race or ethnicity, and discrimination based on a person’s religion. Here are some key takeaways: A median of 54% across the countries surveyed say the gap between the rich and the poor is a very big problem. Smaller median shares say the same about the other types of inequality. In general, people in middle-income countries are more likely than those in…

People around the world see various factors as contributing to economic inequality in their country: Majorities in almost every country surveyed believe all six factors we asked about lead  to economic inequality at least a fair amount. However, there are differences over whether each contributes a great deal. In 31 of 36 countries, more say that rich people having too much political influence leads to economic inequality than say this about any other factor. A median of 48% of adults say problems with their country’s education system contribute a great deal to economic inequality. Around four-in-ten say some people being…

Across the nations we surveyed, people are generally pessimistic about the financial future of the next generation in their country. A median of 57% say children will grow up to be financially worse off than their parents, compared with a median of 34% who say they will be better off. In the high-income nations of Canada and the U.S., about three-quarters of adults believe children will be worse off. Similarly high shares are pessimistic in most of the European countries surveyed, all of which are high-income countries. About three-quarters or more in France, Greece, Italy, Spain and the UK say…

In most of the countries we surveyed, there is widespread support for changing the economic system. In fact, in all but three nations, majorities say the economic system in their country needs major changes or complete reform. Across all 36 countries, a median of 20% of adults say their economic system needs to be completely reformed, while a median of 52% call for major changes. Much smaller median shares say their economic system needs minor changes (16%) or no changes at all (3%). Significant shares in some middle-income countries support complete economic reform. Majorities in Nigeria and Tunisia say this…