Morality Ratings the Worst in Five Years
Lydia Saad

Americans' perceptions about moral values in the United States are more negative today than at any other time in the last five years. Over three-quarters of Americans (77%) hold negative views about the nation's moral climate, up from 70% last year and 65% in 2002. That leaves only 7% of Americans holding positive views, and another 12% holding mixed views. These results come from Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs survey, updated May 8-11. The survey includes two questions about the state of moral values in the country, which have been asked since 2002: one a rating of current conditions and the other an outlook measure. These are combined into a morality index.


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