Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Publications

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    Trends 2005: A look at changes in American life

    A new survey of the core values of the American public has found that beliefs about national security are now twice as important as economic, social or religious values in shaping people’s partisan identification. Five year ago, these national security attitudes barely registered as a correlate of partisanship. The findings, which are presented in a […]

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    Hispanics: A People in Motion

    The places Latinos live, the jobs they hold, the schooling they complete, the languages they speak, even their attitudes on key political and social issues, are all in flux.

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    Politics and Values in a 51%-48% Nation

    Summary of Findings This report is an excerpt from chapter one of the book Trends 2005, produced by the Pew Research Center. Public attitudes on national security are now much more strongly associated with partisan affiliation than they were in the late 1990s. A comprehensive study of long-term public values finds that beliefs about national […]

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    Internet users are very happy with their experiences searching the internet, but many are naïve about how they search and the results they find

    WASHINGTON, JANUARY 23 — A new nationwide survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that internet users are extremely positive about search engines and the experiences they have when searching the internet. But these same satisfied internet users are generally unsophisticated about why and how they use search engines. They are also […]

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    Search Engine Users

    Internet users are very happy with their experiences searching the internet, but many are naive about how they search and the results they find.