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Most Americans rely on their own research to make big decisions, and that often means online searches
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldMy AccountMoreWhen it comes to where Americans place their trust as they gather information before making an important decision, a big majority (81%) say they rely a lot on their own research – many more than say they rely a lot on friends and family (43%) or professional experts (31%), according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. Some 15% also say they rely on their own research “a little” as they make major decisions.The 96% of those in the survey who said they rely on their own research a lot or a little were asked to explain in their own...…Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldMy AccountMoreWhen it comes to where Americans place their trust as they gather information before making an important decision, a big majority (81%) say they rely a lot on their own research – many more than say they rely a lot on friends and family (43%) or professional experts (31%), according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. Some 15% also say they rely on their own research “a little” as they make major decisions.The 96% of those in the survey who said they rely on their own research a lot or a little were asked to explain in their own...WW…
Decade-long decline in newsroom employment hit midcareer workers the hardest
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |Newsroom employment between 2008 and 2018, but the job cuts were not shouldered equally by journalists of all ages. Midcareer news workers – those ages 35 to 54 – were hit the hardest, accounting for the bulk of the decline, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data.The analysis comes at another difficult time for American newsrooms, as the effects of the coronavirus outbreak lead to .In the most recent 10-year period with available data,...…Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |Newsroom employment between 2008 and 2018, but the job cuts were not shouldered equally by journalists of all ages. Midcareer news workers – those ages 35 to 54 – were hit the hardest, accounting for the bulk of the decline, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data.The analysis comes at another difficult time for American newsrooms, as the effects of the coronavirus outbreak lead to .In the most recent 10-year period with available data,...WW…
Negative views of both U.S. and China abound across advanced economies amid COVID-19
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings|||||12345Follow UsPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of .…Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings|||||12345Follow UsPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of .WW…
California is one of 11 states that have the death penalty but haven’t used it in more than a decade
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week announced a in his state, a move that will affect on the largest death row in the country. The decision marks a significant change in policy, but not in practice: California is one of 11 states that have capital punishment on the books but have not carried out an execution in more than a decade.Overall, 30 states, the federal government and the U.S. military authorize the death penalty, while 20 states and the...…Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week announced a in his state, a move that will affect on the largest death row in the country. The decision marks a significant change in policy, but not in practice: California is one of 11 states that have capital punishment on the books but have not carried out an execution in more than a decade.Overall, 30 states, the federal government and the U.S. military authorize the death penalty, while 20 states and the...WW…
Nigerians living near a major Belt and Road project grew more positive toward China after it was completed
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings|||||12345Follow UsPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of .…Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings|||||12345Follow UsPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of .WW…
Republicans remain far less likely than Democrats to view COVID-19 as a major threat to public health
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |With the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths , Republicans and Democrats remain far apart in their views of the threat to public health posed by the . More than eight-in-ten Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party (85%) say the coronavirus is a major threat to the health of the U.S. population. Republicans and Republican leaners see the disease in less serious terms: About as many Republicans say the coronavirus is a major threat to...…Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |With the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths , Republicans and Democrats remain far apart in their views of the threat to public health posed by the . More than eight-in-ten Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party (85%) say the coronavirus is a major threat to the health of the U.S. population. Republicans and Republican leaners see the disease in less serious terms: About as many Republicans say the coronavirus is a major threat to...WW…
Increasing share of Americans favor a single government program to provide health care coverage
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |A majority of Americans continue to say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage.And since last year, there has been an increase – especially among Democrats – in the share saying health insurance should be provided by a single national program run by the government.Pew Research Center asked these questions on a recent survey to understand Americans’ opinions about the federal government’s role...…Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |A majority of Americans continue to say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage.And since last year, there has been an increase – especially among Democrats – in the share saying health insurance should be provided by a single national program run by the government.Pew Research Center asked these questions on a recent survey to understand Americans’ opinions about the federal government’s role...WW…
Unfavorable Views of China Reach Historic Highs in Many Countries
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |Respondents with a household income below the approximate country median are considered lower income. Those with an income at or above the approximate country median are considered higher income. Countries in other regions have more frequently named the U.S. as the world’s leading economy , but a because of the coronavirus outbreak was put in place for the 2020 survey.Say “Alexa, enable the Pew Research Center flash briefing”Unfavorable Views of China...…Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |Respondents with a household income below the approximate country median are considered lower income. Those with an income at or above the approximate country median are considered higher income. Countries in other regions have more frequently named the U.S. as the world’s leading economy , but a because of the coronavirus outbreak was put in place for the 2020 survey.Say “Alexa, enable the Pew Research Center flash briefing”Unfavorable Views of China...WW…
20 striking findings from 2020
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings|||||12345Follow UsPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of .…Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings|||||12345Follow UsPew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of .WW…
The Changing Racial and Ethnic Composition of the U.S. Electorate
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |By andThe upcoming 2020 presidential election has drawn to how demographic shifts across the United States have changed the composition of the electorate.For this data essay, we analyzed national and state-level shifts in the racial and ethnic makeup of the United States electorate between 2000 and 2018, with a focus on key battleground states in the upcoming 2020 election. The analysis is primarily based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American...…Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your WorldTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsTopicsRegions & CountriesFormatsSee our research on: | | |By andThe upcoming 2020 presidential election has drawn to how demographic shifts across the United States have changed the composition of the electorate.For this data essay, we analyzed national and state-level shifts in the racial and ethnic makeup of the United States electorate between 2000 and 2018, with a focus on key battleground states in the upcoming 2020 election. The analysis is primarily based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American...WW…