by The American Survey Team | Dec 29, 2025 | Newsletter
For much of American history, religious congregations served as central nodes of community life. They provided not only spiritual guidance, but social connection, mutual aid, and civic participation. Attendance was never universal, but it was common enough to function...
by The American Survey Team | Dec 22, 2025 | Newsletter
By many conventional measures, the U.S. economy has grown substantially over the past several decades. GDP has increased, productivity has risen, and technological innovation has expanded consumer choice. Yet surveys consistently show that many Americans feel...
by The American Survey Team | Dec 14, 2025 | Newsletter
Loneliness is often treated as a private problem—an individual emotional state shaped by personality, circumstance, or life stage. But over the past several decades, research suggests something broader is taking place. Across age groups, income levels, and regions,...
by The American Survey Team | Dec 7, 2025 | Newsletter
Every society relies on stories to explain who it is, where it came from, and what it owes its members. In the United States, these narratives have taken many forms—frontier expansion, democratic self-rule, upward mobility—but they shared a common function. They...
by The American Survey Team | Dec 1, 2025 | Newsletter
For much of the last century, higher education was seen as a unifying force in American life. Colleges promised not only economic mobility, but exposure to diverse ideas, backgrounds, and social experiences. Attending college was meant to broaden perspectives and...
by The American Survey Team | Nov 18, 2025 | Newsletter
Public opinion polls are one of the primary tools Americans use to understand political conflict. Charts tracking approval ratings, partisan divides, and ideological shifts shape headlines and inform strategy. When it comes to the so-called culture war, polling often...
