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.

Significantly fewer Americans than last year believe the Departments of Defense (down eight percentage points to 40%), State (down seven points to 27%) and Homeland Security (down six points to 36%) are doing an excellent or good job. Slightly fewer, 27%, compared with 31% in 2025, rate the Justice Department’s performance favorably.