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short reads | Jun 11, 2015

How Pew Research Center conducted its survey of multiracial Americans

We released our first report on American multiracial adults, a group that comprises an estimated 6.9% of the adult population, or nearly 17 million adults. The report looks at who they are demographically, their attitudes and experiences, and the spectrum of their racial identity.

transcript | Apr 23, 2015

Event: The Future of World Religions

Thursday, April 23, 10 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. The Pew Research Center’s new demographic projections– the first formal forecasts using data on age, fertility, mortality, migration and religious switching for the world’s eight major religious groups – finds that the religious profile of the world is rapidly changing. By 2050, the number of Muslims around […]

report | Mar 5, 2015

Legacy Outlets Drive the News Agenda, but Specialty Providers Diversify the Ecosystem

A close examination of five consecutive days of coverage in Denver, Macon and Sioux City suggests that the large, legacy daily news providers still delivered the vast amount of reporting, but the providers beyond those—especially in Denver’s larger media landscape—added a second layer of vibrancy not found in the smaller cities. Indeed, Denver’s constellation of […]

report | Feb 7, 2013

Appendix 2: Methodology

Demographic Analysis Data Sources The demographic data in this report are derived from the Current Population Survey, which covers the civilian, noninstitutional population. Unless otherwise noted, all data come from the CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplements (ASEC) conducted in March of every year. Unless otherwise noted, the specific files used in this report are […]

report | Nov 16, 2012

Methodology

About This Study A number of people at the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism worked on PEJ’s "The Final Days of the Media Campaign 2012." Director Tom Rosenstiel, Deputy Director Amy Mitchell, Associate Director Mark Jurkowitz and senior researcher Paul Hitlin wrote the report. Paul Hitlin supervised the content analysis components. Additional […]

report | Jul 19, 2012

Appendix 3: Survey Methodology

Asian Americans constitute a growing, but still rare population. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Asian Americans constitute 5.6% of the U.S. population (and 5.5% of adults 18 years of age and older). The Asian-American population is dispersed throughout the country, although about half live in the Western region. Many Asian Americans are recent immigrants […]

report | Jun 19, 2012

Appendix 1: Survey Methodology

Asian Americans constitute a growing, but still rare population. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Asian Americans constitute 5.6% of the U.S. population (and 5.5% of adults 18 years of age and older). The Asian-American population is dispersed throughout the country, although about half live in the Western region. Many Asian Americans are recent immigrants […]

report | Apr 4, 2012

Part 5: Where and how readers get their books

Background The past several years have brought changes to the bookselling ecosystem, including the rise of e-commerce (and of Amazon in particular) and the continuing decline of independent bookstores and the bricks-and-mortar mega-bookstore. Borders declared bankruptcy in 2011. The current bookstore landscape now includes Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, as well as smaller chains and […]

report | Jul 11, 2011

Overview of smartphone adoption

In its first standalone measure of smartphone ownership,15 the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds that two in five cell owners (42%) own a smartphone as of May 2011.16 Since 83% of Americans own some kind of mobile phone, this means that one-third of all American adults (35%) are smartphone owners. Measuring smartphone adoption […]

report | May 11, 2011

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