Share of Americans who favor stricter gun laws has increased since 2017
Despite deep partisan divisions on the issue, there has been a modest rise in support for stricter gun laws in the United States since 2017.
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Die öffentliche Meinung in Europa 30 Jahre nach dem Zusammenbruch des Kommunismus
(Übersetzung einer englischen Fassung) WASHINGTON, D.C. (15. Oktober 2019) – 30 Jahre nach dem Zusammenbruch des Kommunismus zeigt eine neue Studie des Pew Research Center, dass nur wenige Menschen in den ehemaligen Ostblockstaaten die tiefgreifenden Veränderungen von 1989 bis 1991 bedauern. Allerdings sind auch nicht alle mit der aktuellen politischen und wirtschaftlichen Situation vollständig zufrieden. […]
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Where Americans and Europeans agree – and differ – in the values they see as important
Americans and Western Europeans largely agree about what is important for democracy, but they put greater emphasis on these principles than Central and Eastern Europeans.
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10 key takeaways about public opinion in Europe 30 years after the fall of communism
Read key takeaways from a new survey that explores European attitudes three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
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European Public Opinion Three Decades After the Fall of Communism
Thirty years ago, a wave of optimism swept across Europe as walls and regimes fell, and long-oppressed publics embraced open societies, open markets and a more united Europe. Three decades later, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that few people in the former Eastern Bloc regret the monumental changes of 1989-1991.
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Partisan Antipathy: More Intense, More Personal
Division and animosity between the two political parties in the U.S. has deepened. Most partisans view the other side as ‘closed-minded’; Republicans see Democrats as ‘unpatriotic.’
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Digital knowledge quiz (2019)
Test your knowledge on digital topics and terms by taking our 10-question quiz, then see how your answers compare to our nationally-representative survey.
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Americans and Digital Knowledge in 2019
A majority of U.S. adults can answer fewer than half the questions correctly on a digital knowledge quiz, and many struggle with certain cybersecurity and privacy questions
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In the U.S. and Western Europe, people say they accept Muslims, but opinions are divided on Islam
Many across Western Europe and the U.S. would be willing to accept Muslims as family or as neighbors. Yet there is no consensus on whether Islam fits into these societies.
