Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

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2011

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    China Top Economic Power

    Nearly half of U.S. adults now say that China is the world’s top economic power.

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    Pakistanis Favor Workplace Segregation

    The great majority of Pakistanis (85%) favor a law that would require men and women to be segregated in the workplace — far more than in any other Muslim country polled in 2010.

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    Stoning Adulterers

    About eight-in-ten Muslims in Egypt and Pakistan endorse the stoning of people who commit adultery.

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    Pakistanis Say Suicide Bombings Never Justified

    The view that suicide attacks against civilians are never justified is most widespread in Pakistan and Turkey, where 80% and 77%, respectively, share this opinion.

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    Social Side of the Internet

    The internet is having a wide-ranging impact on Americans’ engagement with civic, social and religious organizations, as groups and their members use digital tools — such as Facebook and Twitter — to bind themselves together and pursue goals.

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    The Social Side of the Internet

    The internet has become deeply embedded in group life and is affecting the way civic and social groups behave and the way they impact their communities

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    The Social Side of the Internet

    The internet is now deeply embedded in group and organizational life in America. This is especially true of social media such as Facebook and Twitter.

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    Group participation and technology

    The proportion of American adults in each tech user group (those who use the internet, those who connect to the internet wirelessly, cell phone users, etc.) who are active in various organizations.

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    A Special Report on the Media and the Tucson Shooting

    The January 8 Arizona assault stunned the nation and became one of the biggest stories in recent years. A PEJ analysis of mainstream and social media coverage and commentary reveals which element of the story made the most news, whether President Obama’s speech changed the narrative, how Sarah Palin was covered and how much attention the issue of gun control generated.