A Growing Number of Adults Online Use Twitter Daily
The percentage of adults online who use Twitter on a typical day has doubled since May 2011.
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The percentage of adults online who use Twitter on a typical day has doubled since May 2011.
Public assessments of the Supreme Court have reached a quarter-century low, with 52% offering a favorable opinion.
For the first time in Pew Research Center surveys, there is as much strong support as strong opposition to gay marriage, with 22% of the public coming down on each side.
About one-in-four (23%) of registered voters today are swing voters, compared to 33% in 2008.
Between 2009 and 2011, foreign-born workers experienced a 5.2% increase in employment, from 21.5 million to 22.6 million. In comparison, native-born workers experienced just a 1.8% increase over this same period.
Although it has been a contentious issue in many states, just 28% of voters view gay marriage as a very important issue.
By roughly two-to-one (61% to 31%) most Americans offer a favorable assessment of their local government. In comparison, just 33% have a favorable view of the federal government.
Just 38% of Americans now believe the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan is going very or somewhat well, down from 51% in March.
Three-in-ten (30%) female veterans say they have served in a combat or war zone since 9/11; that compares to 57% of male veterans say they have done so.
An estimated 214 million people worldwide reside in a country other than the one where they were born. The U.S. is home to more migrants than any other country — 42.8 million.
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