Poll Finds 'Traditional Values' Fading Away in the United States

Poll Finds , 'Traditional Values', Fading Away in the United States.

A recent poll suggests that the importance of traditional values in the United States has plummeted over recent decades.

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Fox News reports that a poll by 'The Wall Street Journal' asked about the importance of values and compared the results to the outlet's first values poll in 1998.

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Traditional metrics were covered including patriotism, religious faith and the importance of having a family.

In 2023, the poll found that 39% of people in the U.S. said that faith was very important to them and 38% said that patriotism is very important.

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In 1998, 62% of those surveyed said that religion was a very important aspect of their lives and 70% said patriotism was very important.

The poll surveyed a total of 1,019 people living in the U.S. between March 1 and March 13.

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Fox News reports that the poll is the latest survey to show a sharp decline in traditional values in the U.S. In 2022, a Fox News poll found that national pride was down 30% when compared to 2011.

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A 2019 poll by 'WSJ' and NBC found that many values held by older generations in the U.S. are not shared with Millenials.

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When the first 'WSJ' values survey was conducted in 1998, a majority of Americans said that “principles of hard work, patriotism, commitment to religion and the goal of having children” were critical values