Short Reads

More than eight-in-ten Republicans (84%) say the nation should impose tighter restrictions on immigration, compared with about six-in-ten Democrats (58%). The gap is 26 percentage points.

Just over half (52%) of Millennials say being a good parent is one of the most important things in life compared with 30% who say that about having a successful marriage.

One year after parts of their country were devastated by an earthquake and a tsunami, most Japanese disapprove of the government’s response to the crisis.

About two-thirds of Egyptians say they believe that democracy is preferable to any other kind of government.

About six-in-ten fathers believe being a dad has become more difficult than it was 20 or 30 years ago, and 48% of mothers agree, according to those surveyed with children under age 18.

Forty years after the Watergate break-in, most Americans old enough to remember the era, remember where they were when Richard Nixon resigned in August 1974.

About seven-in-ten Americans (72%) agree that Wall Street only cares about making money for itself.

More than three-quarters (78%) of Spaniards blame their country’s banks and financial institutions for current economic problems, compared to 59% who say it is their government’s fault.

About three-quarters of Republicans (77%) agree that when something is run by the government it is usually inefficient and wasteful. Just 41% of Democrats agree, a difference of 36 percentage points.

Few U.S. Catholics regard the use of contraceptives as morally wrong, even though the use of contraception is forbidden by church doctrine.