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title: "Weekly: 10.3.26"
description: "Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The share of Americans who prefer to make in-person payments with a credit or debit card. Just 16% prefer cash."
date: "2026-10-02"
authors:
  - name: "Anna Jackson"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/weekly-roundup/weekly-10-3-26/"
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# Weekly: 10.3.26

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October 2, 2026

## Weekly Roundup

*The latest findings from Pew Research Center · [**Subscribe ↗**](https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=3e953b9b70)*

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- **More in this report:** [Error and biases in AI surveys](https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/09/30/how-well-synthetic-samples-replicate-public-opinion/) | [Models overstate human certainty and factual knowledge](https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/09/30/how-synthetic-respondents-express-certainty-and-factual-knowledge/) | [Differences in results by model used](https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/09/30/how-synthetic-polling-results-change-based-on-the-ai-model/)

- **Also read:** [What Do Australians Think About Social Media Restrictions for Kids?](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/01/what-do-australians-think-about-social-media-restrictions-for-kids/)

- [Social Media Platform Use Around the World](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/10/01/social-media-platform-use-around-the-world/)

- [Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/06/10/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology/)

- **Also read:** [Fewer Americans Use Cash Today Than a Decade Ago, but Many Still Carry It](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/26/fewer-americans-use-cash-today-than-a-decade-ago-but-many-still-carry-it/)

## [From August: Most Americans Favor the Death Penalty for Those Convicted of Murder](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/08/06/most-americans-favor-the-death-penalty-for-those-convicted-of-murder/)

About two-thirds of Americans favor the death penalty for people convicted of murder and see it as [morally justified for this type of offense](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/08/06/most-americans-favor-the-death-penalty-for-those-convicted-of-murder/). Still, a majority say capital punishment does not deter people from committing serious crimes.

## [How Urban, Suburban and Rural Americans Engage in Society](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/28/how-urban-suburban-and-rural-americans-engage-in-society/)

#### From our research

[78%](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/30/from-cash-to-credit-how-americans-payment-methods-have-changed-in-the-past-decade/)

The share of Americans who prefer to make in-person payments [with a credit or debit card](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/30/from-cash-to-credit-how-americans-payment-methods-have-changed-in-the-past-decade/). Just 16% prefer cash.