Long-held values like patriotism, religion and community involvement are in retreat across America, according to a stunning poll released Monday.
The
Wall Street Journal/NORC survey found that just
38% of Americans say
patriotism is “very important” to them, down from 70% who said the same in 1998.
Slightly more Americans
(39%) placed the same importance on
religion, down from 62% who said faith was “very important” to them 25 years ago.
The percentage of Americans who said
raising children was “very important”
fell to 30% in the new poll, down from 59% in 1998.
Meanwhile, the share of Americans who valued
involvement in their community as “very important”
fell to 27% — down from a high of 62% in 2019, the last time the question was polled.