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reportApr 16, 2015

Less Support for Death Penalty, Especially Among Democrats

A majority of Americans favor the death penalty for those convicted of murder, but support is at a 40-year low.
reportApr 15, 2015

How Strong Is the U.S.-Japan Relationship?

This is a pivotal year in U.S.-Japan relations. As the two nations mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in August, it is a moment for both the American and Japanese publics to reflect on the past — but also to take the temperature of the current bilateral relationship and to consider its future.
reportApr 15, 2015

Cell Phones in Africa: Communication Lifeline

In a few short years, the proliferation of mobile phone networks has transformed communications in sub-Saharan Africa. It has also allowed Africans to skip the landline stage of development and jump right to the digital age.
reportApr 14, 2015

In Debate Over Legalizing Marijuana, Disagreement Over Drug’s Dangers

Many supporters of marijuana legalization cite its perceived health benefits, while opponents say the drug hurts people and society.
reportApr 14, 2015

On Equal Pay Day, key facts about the gender pay gap
reportApr 11, 2015

2016: An Unanchored, Puzzling Presidential Election

At this point, 2016 seems more puzzling and less defined than other modern era non-incumbent races, writes Andrew Kohut.
reportApr 9, 2015

A Rising Share of the U.S. Black Population Is Foreign Born

A record 3.8 million black immigrants live in the U.S. today, accounting for 8.7% of the nation’s black population, nearly triple their share in 1980. While half are from the Caribbean, African immigration has soared since 2000.
reportApr 9, 2015

Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015

Smartphones are fueling a shift in the communication landscape for teens. Nearly three-quarters of teens now use smartphones and 92% of teens report going online daily — including 24% who say they go online “almost constantly.”
reportApr 8, 2015

Building Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel

In early 2014, Pew Research Center set out to build a probability-based panel – the American Trends Panel – to supplement our traditional method of data collection in the U.S. – the random digit dial (RDD) telephone survey. Here’s how we built and managed the panel, and what we learned from it in 2014.
reportApr 7, 2015

About the Party Identification Database The analysis of changes in party identification over time is based on a compilation of 279 surveys and over 450,000 interviews among the general public conducted by the Pew Research Center from January 1992 to December 2014. These surveys are combined into one large data file that can be sorted […]