53% of U.S. adults say Americans have bad morals and ethics
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- Americans are more likely than people in other countries to view their fellow citizens as morally bad (53% vs. 47%).
- Partisan politics plays a role, with Democrats more likely than Republicans to rate fellow Americans as morally bad (60% vs. 46%).
- In more than half of the surveyed countries, people who don’t support the governing party are more likely to view their fellow citizens as immoral.
- Americans are not necessarily more judgmental overall, as they fall in the middle of the pack on moral views of behaviors like abortion and drinking alcohol.
- Extramarital affairs are widely condemned across all surveyed countries, with a median of 77% saying it is morally unacceptable.
- Views on morality have softened over time, with less disapproval of behaviors like divorce and homosexuality compared to 2013.
- Women are generally more likely than men to view behaviors like gambling, drinking alcohol, and using marijuana as morally unacceptable.
- Men are more likely than women to view homosexuality as morally unacceptable in many countries.
- Christians, especially in Africa, Latin America, and the U.S., are more likely to consider behaviors like abortion morally wrong.
- Religiously unaffiliated individuals are less likely to view behaviors as morally unacceptable, though views vary by country.
- Adults with less education and older adults are more likely to view behaviors as morally unacceptable.