Who rents and who owns in the U.S.

Plus, policy differences between gun owners and non-owners, views of workplace harassment, and women's growing involvement in U.S. mosques August 7, 2021 Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ A look at who rents and who owns in the U.S. A nationwide moratorium on evictions expired last weekend, but the Biden administration has issued a more limited ban in effect through Oct. 3. Renters headed about 36% of the nation’s 122.8 million households in 2019, with young people, racial and ethnic minorities and those with lower incomes especially likely to rent. For their part, landlords aren’t a homogenous group of corporations: Most are individual investors who tend to own one or two properties. Wide differences on most gun policies between gun owners and non-owners, but also some agreement Gun owners in the U.S. have long favored more permissive gun policies while non-owners have tended to favor more restrictive approaches. This pattern continues today. Adults who do not own guns are twice as likely as gun owners to favor banning assault-style weapons, and this gap has grown in recent years. Yet gun owners are roughly as likely as non-owners to support preventing people with mental illnesses from purchasing guns, and sizable majorities in both groups favor background checks for private gun sales and sales at gun shows. May 2021: Key facts about Americans and guns April 2021: Amid a series of mass shootings in the U.S., gun policy remains deeply divisive Fast facts on views of workplace harassment amid allegations against New York Gov. Cuomo Allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo have focused new attention on the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. In an early 2018 survey, about half of Americans said that when it came to sexual harassment and assault in the workplace, men getting away with it and female accusers not being believed were major problems. In the same survey, 59% of women and 27% of men said they had personally received unwanted sexual advances or verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature, whether in or outside of a work context. Women are becoming more involved in U.S. mosques Women continue to be less involved than men in mosque life in the U.S., but the pattern appears to be changing, according to a recent survey of American houses of worship. The share of mosques in which adult women account for more than a quarter of all attendees at the Friday Jumah prayer service grew from 14% to 21% between 2011 and 2020. Most U.S. mosques now have a dedicated women’s group, and roughly three-quarters have activities or programs organized specifically for women. In India, Hindu support for Modi’s party varies by region and is tied to beliefs about diet and language India’s ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is sometimes said to prioritize Hindu interests. Hindus were the religious group most likely to say they voted for the BJP in the country’s most recent parliamentary election, but there are vast differences in how Hindus from different regions voted. These regional political differences are connected to Hindu attitudes on a range of issues including language, diet and religious observance. From our research 47% The share of Americans who favor phasing out the production of new gas-powered cars and trucks by 2035. Support Pew Research Center In times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data. Please support Pew Research Center with a contribution on the Center's behalf to our parent organization, The Pew Charitable Trusts. DONATE Newsletter preferences View in browser Unsubscribe Facebook Twitter Instagram Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank. As a neutral source of data and analysis, Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. © 2021 Pew Research Center