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57% of Asian adults see discrimination against Asians living in the U.S. as a major problem, and 63% say too little attention is paid to race and racial issues concerning Asian Americans. Additionally, most Asian adults in the U.S. have been treated as a foreigner in some way (78%) or have experienced incidents where people assume they are a "model minority" (63%).

A declining share of U.S. adults are following the news closely, and audiences are shrinking for several older types of news media.

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A median of 49% of people in 12 places in Asia say they at least somewhat favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally.

Among the 32 places surveyed, support for legal same-sex marriage is highest in Sweden, where 92% of adults favor it, and lowest in Nigeria, where only 2% back it.

85% of Americans and 77% of Germans see the relationship between their countries as good. A majority of Americans see Germany as a partner on key issues, including dealing with China and the war in Ukraine. But Germans are less confident about partnering with the United States on China policy.

Through the first three quarters of 2023, retail e-commerce totaled $793.7 billion, or 14.9% of all retail sales.

While service quality is the main driver of Americans’ tipping decisions, about three-in-ten U.S. adults also cite workers’ pay before tips as a major factor they consider.

Today, 52% of Americans are more concerned than excited about AI in daily life, compared with just 10% who say they are more excited than concerned.

Nearly all adults in the six countries surveyed say diversity has either a positive or a neutral impact on their country.