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Here’s a look back at 2023 through some of our most striking research findings.

Overall, 70% of U.S. adults describe themselves as spiritual in some way, including 22% who are spiritual but not religious. An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults (83%) say they believe that people have a soul or spirit in addition to their physical body. And 81% say there is something spiritual beyond the natural world, even if we cannot see it.

Roughly three-quarters of Americans (76%) have visited at least one other country, including 26% who have been to five or more.

35% of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they are extremely or very worried that their children might be bullied at some point.

Roughly one-in-five teenagers who have heard of ChatGPT say they have used it to help them do their schoolwork.

43% of U.S. adults say they have ever personally worked in a job where they received tips. Roughly six-in-ten (57%) have not had this experience.

72% of U.S. adults say tipping is expected in more places today than it was five years ago. But even as Americans say they’re being asked to tip more often, only about a third say it’s extremely or very easy to know whether (34%) or how much (33%) to tip for various services.

Today, there are more than 18 million living veterans in the United States, representing about 6% of the country’s adult population.

Three-quarters of Americans are familiar with the length of a Supreme Court appointment.

Among employed U.S. adults who are ages 25 to 64 and married, husbands spend about 28 hours per week on leisure. Wives spend about 26 hours on it.