Isabel Goddard

One-in-five adults say they took on leadership roles when growing up in their school or community extremely often or often, while 35% say they did so sometimes.

61% of U.S. adults say having close friends is extremely or very important for people to live a fulfilling life.

For the most part, Americans don’t think a woman president would do better or worse than a man when it comes to key leadership traits or the handling of various policy areas. At the same time, the public sees differences in the way men and women running for higher office are treated by the media.

42% of U.S. adults say they or someone they know has used fertility treatments. This is up from 33% five years ago.