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Supporters stand during the national anthem before a former President Donald Trump commit to caucus rally, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Clinton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa caucusgoers want big changes, see immigration as more important than the economy, survey finds

By Josh Boak and Linley Sanders - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2018, file photo, McDonald's workers carry a banner and march towards a McDonalds in south Los Angeles. Roughly a third of American workers say they've changed how they act at work in the past year, as the #MeToo movement has focused the nation's attention on sexual misconduct. That's according to a new poll of full- or part-time workers released Tuesday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the software company SAP. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

AP-NORC/SAP poll: Some workers changing actions amid #MeToo

By MICHELLE R. SMITH and HANNAH FINGERHUT - Associated Press

In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo pedestrians pass beneath City Hall in Philadelphia. Nearly one-quarter of Americans say they never plan to retire, according to a poll that suggests a disconnect between individuals’ retirement plans and the realities of aging in the workforce. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Poll: 1 in 4 don’t plan to retire despite realities of aging

By ANDREW SOERGEL - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, April 16, 2019, photo Steve Burghardt, a professor of social work at the City University of New York, gestures as he speaks in his office at Hunter College's Silberman School of Social Work. Seniors in major metropolitan areas, especially in big Northeastern cities and around Washington, D.C., are more likely to continue working past 65 than those in other areas around the country, according to an analysis of Census cata by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Seniors more likely to work longer in big metropolitan areas

By Andrew Soergel - Associated Press

Poll: Some younger workers view aging workforce negatively

By ANDREW SOERGEL - Associated Press

Kevin Kusinitz, a 63-year-old New Yorker who spent years being rejected from jobs for which he felt overqualified following an August 2012 layoff, poses for a photo on New York's East River, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. About half of Americans think there's age discrimination in the workplace, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Older Americans more likely to cite workplace discrimination

By ANDREW SOERGEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 17, 2017, file photo, the Capitol is seen at dawn in Washington. An overwhelming majority of Americans see the United States as greatly divided on important issues, and few say they believe that will get better any time soon, according to an October poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans see a sharply divided nation

By JUANA SUMMERS - Associated Press

FILE - In the April 26, 2017 file photo, supporters of single-payer health care march to the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Large majorities of young Americans want to see an expansion of government services, including a single-payer health care program, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

AP-NORC/MTV Poll: Young people back single-payer health care

By JUANA SUMMERS - Associated Press

In this Sept. 4, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump's then Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Just 1 in 4 people think Brett Kavanaugh was completely honest during his pivotal testimony last month to the Senate Judiciary Committee. That’s according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP-NORC Poll: Just 1 in 4 thinks Kavanaugh told entire truth

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

In this Feb. 28, 2018 photo, Matty Nev Luby holds up her phone in front of a ring light she uses to lip-sync with the smartphone app Musical.ly, in Wethersfield, Conn. Teens and young adults say cyberbullying is a serious problem for people their age, but most don’t think they’ll be the ones targeted for digital abuse. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV. The poll also finds that about half of both young people and their parents view social media as having a mostly negative effect on the younger generation. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Poll: Young Americans say online bullying a serious problem

By MATT O'BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY - Associated Press

FILE- In this June 27, 2018, file photo a man is silhouetted against moonlight reflecting off the Missouri River as he watches the full moon rise beyond downtown buildings in Kansas City, Mo. A by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV found that half of 15 to 26-year olds think they will eventually be better off than their parents in terms of household finances. About 29 percent expect to do as well as their parents and 20 percent expect to be worse off. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Poll: Half of young Americans see better financial future

By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL - Associated Press

AP-NORC/MTV Poll: Young people feel anxious about election

By JUANA SUMMERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, a local resident leaves a church after voting in the general election in Cumming, Iowa. Religion's role in politics and social policies is in the spotlight heading toward the midterm elections, yet relatively few Americans consider it crucial that a candidate be devoutly religious or share their religious beliefs, according to an AP-NORC national poll conducted Aug. 16-20, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

AP Poll: Voters open to candidates who aren’t very religious

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

In this Aug. 7, 2018, photo. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, officiates at the swearing-in of Judge Britt Grant to take a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, released Wednesday, finds that nearly half of Americans _ 46 percent _ don’t have a strong opinion on President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the high court.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP-NORC Poll: Many indifferent to Kavanaugh nomination

By KEVIN FREKING and EMILY SWANSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 25, 2018, file photo, a mother migrating from Honduras holds her 1-year-old child as surrendering to U.S. Border Patrol agents after illegally crossing the border near McAllen, Texas. The women paid a smuggler to get them across the river. Once agents spotted the smuggler, he retreated to Mexico and the women surrendered to officials. Despite calls from some liberal Democrats to eliminate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, most Democrats show little appetite for abolishing the agency at the center of the drama over immigrant children separated from their parents this summer. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

AP-NORC Poll: Few Democrats favor liberal cry to abolish ICE

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on the &quot;Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act&quot; in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Washington. From left, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R- Texas, Trump, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R- Idaho. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP-NORC Poll: Low marks for Trump, except on the economy

By HANNAH FINGERHUT - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on the &quot;Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act&quot; in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Washington. Fewer than half of Americans expect President Donald Trump’s tariffs will do much to help the U.S. economy. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Majorities of Americans also doubt the recently announced taxes on imports will increase jobs or wages at home. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP-NORC Poll: Americans not enthused with Trump trade policy

By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 22, 2014, Blue Bridge Benefits LLC agent Patricia Sarabia, right, and Adolfo Briceno, left, with Spanish Speaking LLC, help a potential customer with Blue Cross Blue Shield at a kiosk promoting Obama Care at Compare Foods in Winston-Salem, N.C. A new poll finds that more than half of Hispanic adults have encountered a communication barrier in the health care system. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, file)

AP-NORC Poll: Latinos health care communication woes

By EMILY SWANSON and RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 22, 2014, Blue Bridge Benefits LLC agent Patricia Sarabia, right, and Adolfo Briceno, left, with Spanish Speaking LLC, help a potential customer with Blue Cross Blue Shield at a kiosk promoting Obama Care at Compare Foods in Winston-Salem, N.C. A new poll finds that more than half of Hispanic adults have encountered a communication barrier in the health care system. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, file)

AP-NORC Poll: Latinos see health care communication barriers

By EMILY SWANSON and RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

In this May 29, 2018, photo, Sidney Kramer, 92, uses a remote medical monitoring system to check his vital signs at his home in Bethesda, Md. A new poll shows older Americans and their caregivers want to give virtual health care a try, even though Medicare has been slow to pay. Nearly 9 in 10 would be comfortable using at least one type of telemedicine for themselves or an aging loved one. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Skyping the doctor? Poll shows it’s not just for the young

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and EMILY SWANSON - Associated Press