Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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While trust in government has been low for decades, the current measure is one of the lowest in the nearly seven decades since the question was first asked by the National Election Study, and it is lower than it was last year (22%).
About one-in-five U.S. adults say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, and this is especially common among younger adults.
Podcasts are playing a bigger role in Americans’ news diets. Around a third of U.S. adults say they get news from podcasts at least sometimes.
Sort through nearly 40 jurisdictions that have enacted laws allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.
The U.S. Asian population is diverse. Numbering nearly 25 million in 2023, Asian Americans trace their origins to Central, East, South and Southeast Asia. They have roots in more than two dozen countries, each with its own unique history, cultures, languages and other characteristics.
Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.
Here’s how Asian Americans describe their own identities, their views of the U.S. and their ancestral homelands, their political and religious affiliations, and more.
In the U.S., roughly nine-in-ten adults (93%) get at least some news online (either via mobile or desktop), and the online space has become a host for the digital homes of both legacy news outlets and new, “born on the web” news outlets.
Newspapers are a critical part of the American news landscape, but they have been hard hit as more and more Americans consume news digitally.
Key trends and data on women in top U.S. political, business and higher education positions.
