Trump ratings remain low around globe, while views of U.S. stay mostly favorable

A median of 64% of adults across 32 surveyed countries say they do not have confidence in Donald Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, and there is little backing for his signature foreign policies. Still, Trump does find pockets of support. When it comes to views of the U.S., there are large differences in opinion across the surveyed nations.

• Quick read: How people around the world see the U.S. and Donald Trump in 10 charts
• Around the world, more see the U.S. positively than China, but little confidence in Trump or Xi

Most Americans say there is too much economic inequality in the U.S., but fewer than half call it a top priority

About six-in-ten Americans say there’s too much economic inequality in the U.S. these days, and among that group, most say addressing it requires significant changes to the economic system. Still, reducing economic inequality doesn’t rank high on the public’s list of priorities for the federal government.

• Trends in income and wealth inequality
• Views of economic inequality
• What Americans see as contributors to economic inequality
• Views on reducing economic inequality
• Related: 70% of Americans say U.S. economic system unfairly favors the powerful

Younger Americans more likely than older adults to say there are other countries that are better than the U.S.

Young people in the U.S. express far more skeptical views of America’s global standing than older adults. They are also more likely to say it would be acceptable if another country became as militarily powerful as the U.S.

About one-in-five Americans use a smart watch or fitness tracker

Roughly one-in-five U.S. adults say they regularly wear a smart watch or wearable fitness tracker. Use of these devices varies substantially by household income and education level. In addition, women are more likely than men to say they regularly use these devices.

More Americans now see ‘very high’ preventive health benefits from measles vaccine

An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults (88%) say the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine outweigh the risks, while the share who consider its preventive health benefits to be “very high” has grown by 11 percentage points since 2016, from 45% to 56%.

• Amid measles outbreak, New York closed religious exemption for vaccinations – but most states retain it

Speaking the national language at home is less common in some European countries

Not surprisingly, people in the European Union overwhelmingly speak their own country’s national language when they are at home. But in some EU nations, sizable minorities speak something other than the national language in their household.

Podcast: The state of trust, facts and democracy

Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock discusses our research on the state of trust in America on The Pew Charitable Trusts’ After the Fact podcast. Dimock and host Dan LeDuc explore how Americans are feeling about their institutions, their confidence in the wisdom of their fellow citizens and how they are navigating the information landscape as the 2020 presidential election nears.