STEM Jobs See Uneven Progress in Increasing Gender, Racial and Ethnic Diversity
The higher education pipeline suggests a long path is ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
April 1, 2021
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About one-in-five Americans who have been harassed online say it was because of their religion
About one-fifth of those Americans who have experienced online harassment say they believe they were targeted because of their religion.
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Democrats more optimistic than Republicans that partisan relations in Washington will improve in 2021
Just 21% of Americans say relations between Republicans and Democrats will get better in the coming year; 37% expect relations to worsen.
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Americans are more positive about the long-term rise in U.S. racial and ethnic diversity than in 2016
In 2019, 40% of Americans identified as a race and ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White. Their combined share is predicted to increase to over 50% by 2044.
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Small changes in survey scales can matter when measuring political ideology in Europe
In this analysis, we compare two different ways of asking telephone survey respondents in Europe about their ideology.
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Polling methods are changing, but reporting the views of Asian Americans remains a challenge
The rise of internet polling makes it more feasible to publish estimates for Asian Americans. But these estimates offer a limited view.
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Many Black and Asian Americans Say They Have Experienced Discrimination Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak
About four-in-ten Black and Asian adults say people have acted as if they were uncomfortable around them because of their race or ethnicity since the beginning of the outbreak, and similar shares say they worry that other people might be suspicious of them if they wear a mask when out in public, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
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White evangelical approval of Trump slips, but eight-in-ten say they would vote for him
Trump’s approval rating has dropped among a range of religious groups, including white evangelicals – though they remain strongly supportive.
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Most Americans say COVID-19 has changed news reporting, but many are unsure how it’s affected the industry
The public’s sense about the pandemic’s impact on the financial well-being of most news organizations is far from clear.
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The challenges of using real-time epidemiological data in a public health crisis
Three widely cited coronavirus trackers differ in their methods and in the kinds of information they provide.
