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title: "Weekly: 9.12.26"
description: "Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The share of U.S. grandparents ages 65 and older who are in touch with their grandkids at least a few times a month, including 15% who are in touch with them daily."
date: "2026-09-11"
authors:
  - name: "Anna Jackson"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/weekly-roundup/weekly-9-12-26/"
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# Weekly: 9.12.26

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September 11, 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:** [Growth and diversity of the electorate](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2026/09/10/the-u-s-electorates-changing-racial-and-ethnic-makeup/#the-u-s-electorate-has-grown-and-become-more-diverse-since-2022) | [State-level changes](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2026/09/10/the-u-s-electorates-changing-racial-and-ethnic-makeup/#state-level-changes-in-the-electorates-racial-makeup-since-2006) | [Differences between the electorate and the overall U.S. population](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2026/09/10/the-u-s-electorates-changing-racial-and-ethnic-makeup/#why-the-electorates-racial-and-ethnic-makeup-does-not-mirror-the-overall-u-s-population)

[      ](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/08/how-republicans-and-democrats-see-their-own-ideology-and-their-partys/)

## [How Republicans and Democrats see their own ideology – and their party’s](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/08/how-republicans-and-democrats-see-their-own-ideology-and-their-partys/)

Democrats and Republicans vary a lot in how they rate themselves ideologically, and most say they [don’t align perfectly with their party](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/08/how-republicans-and-democrats-see-their-own-ideology-and-their-partys/). Only about a quarter in each coalition give themselves and their party the same rating on a liberal-conservative scale.

- **From 2021:** [Two decades later, the enduring legacy of 9/11](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/)

[      ](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/10/about-8-in-10-americans-take-supplements-and-many-see-them-as-important-to-their-health/)

## [About 8 in 10 Americans take supplements, and many see them as important to their health](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/10/about-8-in-10-americans-take-supplements-and-many-see-them-as-important-to-their-health/)

Nearly to eight-in-ten U.S. adults (78%) say they are taking at least one supplement for their health, most commonly vitamins and minerals. Regimens differ somewhat by age, with younger adults [especially likely to take protein supplements](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/10/about-8-in-10-americans-take-supplements-and-many-see-them-as-important-to-their-health/) like powders, drinks or bars.

## [From 2025: How the census measures identity and what Americans think about it](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2025/11/03/counting-race-how-the-census-measures-identity-and-what-americans-think-about-it/)

For more than two centuries, the U.S. has [changed how the decennial census measures race and ethnicity](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2025/11/03/counting-race-how-the-census-measures-identity-and-what-americans-think-about-it/), often amid public debate and controversy. Our data essay examines that history and Americans’ views on collecting race data today.

## [6 facts about grandparents in the U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/09/6-facts-about-grandparents-in-the-us/)

Sept. 13 is Grandparents Day in the United States. [Two-thirds of Americans ages 65 and older](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/09/6-facts-about-grandparents-in-the-us/) were grandparents as of 2024, according to Census Bureau estimates.

#### From our research

[70%](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/09/6-facts-about-grandparents-in-the-us/)

The share of U.S. grandparents ages 65 and older who are [in touch with their grandkids](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/09/6-facts-about-grandparents-in-the-us/) at least a few times a month, including 15% who are in touch with them daily.