In low-income countries, nearly one in three adults (31%) say they have personally been impacted by a disaster related to a natural hazard in the past five years, significantly higher than those in middle- and high-income countries and the global average (20%).

Weekly online grocery ordering, which first reached double digits during the pandemic, has since climbed to 15%, while traditional grocery shopping is at its lowest point since 2017. After remaining near 80% from 2017 through 2022, the share visiting grocery stores in person at least weekly has fallen to a record-low 74%.

Americans’ confidence in the federal government’s ability to improve their lives dropped sharply in 2026. 43% of U.S. adults say the federal government is effective at making a positive impact on people’s lives, down eight percentage points from 51% in 2025.

In Gallup polling completed in July, a majority of Israelis (56%) said they have confidence in the honesty of their country’s elections. This represents a 15-percentage-point decline from the high point of 71% in 2023, measured just weeks after the Oct.7 attacks.

Six in 10 U.S. employers who make hiring decisions for their organizations say they have a great deal (26%) or quite a lot (34%) of confidence in higher education as an institution, and nearly half (48%) believe college degrees will become more important in the age of AI.

30% of Americans name the government or poor leadership as the most important problem facing the country, consistently the top mention since late 2024.