Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is still not currently signed to any professional team as the football season gets under way. But whether he is signed to a team this season will have little impact on Americans tuning in for NFL games.
Most Americans continue to think children are worse off these days.
Parents across the country are being urged to sign a “Wait Until 8th” pledge to not buy their children a smartphone until eighth grade.
As parents gear up to send their children back to the classroom, most still think highly of their local schools but not nearly as much as they did a year ago.
Many students around the country are already back in school, while those in several other states are enjoying a few more weeks of summer vacation until schools reopen. Half of adults think schools should wait until after Labor Day, but parents are more divided.
Americans agree freedom of speech is under assault but strongly insist that they are prepared to defend that freedom even at the cost of their lives if necessary.
Few Americans think they have true freedom of speech today and think the country is too politically correct.
President Trump has officially declared the nation’s opioid crisis a national emergency. A plurality of Americans agree it’s a major problem where they live, and the number who think most doctors overprescribe drugs has jumped dramatically in the past three years.
The Trump administration plans to investigate affirmative action policies at major universities in an attempt to challenge what they consider discriminatory practices against white and Asian-American students.
Exercising remains an important part of most Americans’ lives, and most report getting active at least once a week.
Despite the criticism surrounding President Trump’s speech at their jamboree last month, the Boy Scouts of America are viewed more favorably among Americans, but still remain slightly less popular than the Girl Scouts.
Most Americans still say their health hasn't changed in recent years, but nearly half are also paying more for health care.
Nearly half of Americans say their doctor recommended a lifestyle change during their last checkup.
Stand back, LeBron. Move over, Patriots. Americans by a better than two-to-one margin have their eye more on politics these days.
More than half of Americans are avid sports fans, but most would rather enjoy sporting events in the comfort of their own home than in the stadium.
Most Americans still believe it’s important for young people to participate in sports, though that number’s been slightly on the decline over the past five years.
Americans are feeling better about their own lives than they have in over a decade.
Americans are closely divided over a new city of Chicago requirement that all graduating high school seniors must prove they have immediate future plans, but most agree it's up to the students, not their parents or the school system, to determine that future.
Americans haven’t felt the pinch of rising gas prices that they typically experience this time of year, but they expect that to be short-lived.
Most Americans think there are too many unnecessary laws in the United States today but are split over whether the U.S. system of justice as a whole is fair to most Americans.
