The importance of traditional American values in the US has plummeted in recent decades, according to a new poll by The Wall Street Journal.
Monday’s poll polled American respondents about the importance of patriotism, religious belief, having children and other traditional American statistics. The poll found that only 39% of Americans say their religious affiliation is very important to them, and only 38% say patriotism is very important.
The WSJ compared those numbers to the first time it conducted the poll in 1998, when 62% of Americans said religion was very important to them, and 70% said patriotism was very important.
Meanwhile, a large number of respondents reported that the US has not gone far enough in promoting equality between men and women; accepting people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual or promoting racial and ethnic diversity in business and academia.
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Americans are sharply divided by party when it comes to the importance of racial and sexual diversity in the US ( )
Traditional American values such as religious faith and patriotism have declined in importance to many in the US (iStock)
Nevertheless, a large number of respondents reported that American society has already gone too far in accommodating people who are transgender, with 43% saying this is the case. Less than 25% said the US has resolved the issue well, and 33% say society needs to be more accommodating of transgender people.
About 50% of the respondents had a very or somewhat unfavorable opinion about the use of transgender pronouns, while only 18% had a positive opinion. 32% said they were neutral on the issue.
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The WSJ survey, conducted in conjunction with NORC at the University of Chicago, surveyed 1,019 Americans between March 1 and March 13. The poll reported a margin of error of 4.1%.
The poll is just the latest in a series of studies that have found a decline in patriotism or other related values in the US.
Pride in the US fell about 30% between 2011 and 2022. (Angelica Stabile/Fox News Digital)
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A 2022 Fox News poll found that pride in the country was down 30% compared to 2011. Another WSJ/NBC poll in 2019 found that millennials don’t have many of the same values as older generations in the US.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering national politics and major news events. Send tips to [email protected], or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
