short readNov 7, 2023 What Americans know about their government Three-quarters of Americans are familiar with the length of a Supreme Court appointment.
featureNov 7, 2023 What do you know about the U.S. government? Test your civics knowledge by taking our short 6-question quiz.
short readNov 6, 2023 How views of the U.S., China and their leaders have changed over time People in 23 countries tend to see U.S. President Joe Biden more positively than Chinese President Xi Jinping.
data essayNov 6, 2023 Comparing Views of the U.S. and China in 24 Countries We examine how the U.S. and China stack up to one another on more than 10 measures of international public opinion, spanning from confidence in their leaders to views of their universities and technological achievements.
short readNov 2, 2023 Women have gained ground in the nation’s highest-paying occupations, but still lag behind men Women now make up 35% of workers in the United States’ 10 highest-paying occupations – up from 13% in 1980.
short readOct 31, 2023 81% of U.S. adults – versus 46% of teens – favor parental consent for minors to use social media U.S. adults and teens are more likely to support than oppose requiring parental consent for minors to create a social media account.
short readOct 31, 2023 How Black Americans engage with local news About three-quarters of Black adults in the United States say they see or hear news coverage about their local community at least sometimes.
short readOct 30, 2023 5 facts about Hispanic Americans and health care Seven-in-ten Hispanic Americans say they’ve seen a doctor or other health care provider in the past year, compared with 82% among Americans overall.
short readOct 27, 2023 Working husbands in U.S. have more leisure time than working wives do, especially among those with children Among employed U.S. adults who are ages 25 to 64 and married, husbands spend about 28 hours per week on leisure. Wives spend about 26 hours on it.
short readOct 26, 2023 Most countries don’t observe daylight saving time Only about a third of the world’s countries practice daylight saving time, and the vast majority of them are in Europe.