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The Hill
28-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Young Americans feeling lonelier, more anxious about future than elders: Survey
Young Americans are feeling lonelier and more anxious about the future compared to their older compatriots, a new survey found. When asked about the frequency of feeling 'lonely or isolated from those around,' 29 percent of the NBC News Stay Tuned Poll respondents aged 18 to 29 said they experience those emotions 'all of the time' or 'most of the time.' Twenty-six percent of respondents aged 30 to 44 in the survey said they experience the emotions of loneliness or isolation from those around all of the time or most of the time, while 15 percent aged 45 to 54 and 8 percent aged 65 and up said the same. Thirty-four percent of the survey respondents aged 18 to 29 said they 'sometimes' experience the emotions of loneliness or isolation from those around, while 30 percent said they 'hardly ever' experience either of those emotions and 17 percent who said they 'never' have the feelings. President Trump's return to the White House has stirred uncertainty and controversy, as the president has taken drastic action on issues like education, LGBTQ rights and the economy. Two-thirds of respondents in the NBC News Stay Tuned Poll aged 18 to 29 said they 'strongly' or 'somewhat' are not in favor of Trump's job performance. Younger Americans were also the most worried about their future, with 56 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 saying they are generally 'anxious or worried about the future' either 'almost all of the time' or 'most of the time.' In comparison, 50 percent of respondents aged 30 to 44 said they are generally anxious or worried about the future either almost all of the time or most of the time, along with 37 percent of respondents aged 45 to 64 and 32 percent of respondents aged 65 and up. Overall, 19 percent of Americans in the NBC News Stay Tuned Poll said they experience the emotions of loneliness or isolation from those around all of the time or most of the time. And 42 percent said they are generally anxious or worried about the future either almost all of the time or most of the time. The NBC News Stay Tuned Poll took place from April 11 to April 20, featuring 19,682 people and a plus or minus 2.2 percentage point estimated margin of error. There were 2,230 people in the 18 to 29 age group that also had a plus or minus 2.7 percentage point estimated margin of error.
The Hill
27-04-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Most disapprove of Trump's job as president ahead of 100-day mark: Poll
A majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump's job performance ahead of his 100th day in office this term, according to a new poll. Fifty-five percent of Americans in an NBC News Stay Tuned Poll released Sunday said they disapprove of Trump's handling of his first few months back in office, including 42 percent who 'strongly disapprove' and 13 percent who 'somewhat disapprove.' Meanwhile, of the 45 percent of respondents who said they approve of Trump's job performance, 26 percent said they 'strongly approve' and 19 percent said they 'somewhat approve.' The president is set to go to Michigan for a rally on Tuesday where he plans to mark his first 100 days back in office. 'President Trump is excited to return to the great state of Michigan next Tuesday, where he will rally in Macomb County to celebrate the FIRST 100 DAYS!' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on the social platform X last week. Trump's return to the White House has been marked by broad and frenetic action on a wide range of issues, with his moves on immigration and trade sparking some of the fiercest blowback to date. When asked if they 'approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the issue of border security and immigration,' 49 percent in the NBC News Stay Tuned Poll said they approve, while 51 percent said they disapprove. Meanwhile, 61 percent of respondents said they disapprove of Trump's handling of trade and tariffs, while 39 percent approve of his efforts. Similarly, 60 percent said they oppose how Trump is handling inflation and the cost of living, while 40 percent said they support his handling of the issues. The NBC News Stay Tuned Poll of 19,682 U.S. adults was conducted April 11-20 and has an overall estimated margin of error of 2.2 percentage points.
