Asia & the Pacific

A median of 70% of adults across 19 countries say children in their country will be worse off than their parents financially when they grow up.

A median of 68% across 19 countries think their country has done a good job dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, with majorities saying this in every country surveyed except Japan. However, most also believe the pandemic has created greater divisions in their societies and exposed weaknesses in their political systems – and these view are especially common in the U.S.

In this companion documentary, Asian American participants described navigating their own identity. These participants were not part of our focus group study but were similarly sampled to tell their own stories.

The stories shared by participants in our video documentary reflect opinions, experiences and perspectives similar to those we heard in the focus groups. Watch extended interviews that were not included in our documentary but present thematically relevant stories.

Use this quote sorter to read how focus group participants answered the question, “What does it mean to be you in America?”

In a new analysis based on dozens of focus groups, Asian American participants described the challenges of navigating their own identity in a nation where the label “Asian” brings expectations about their origins, behavior and physical self. Read on to see, in their own words, what it means to be Asian in America.

A large majority of Americans (78%) say tensions between China and Taiwan are at least a somewhat serious problem for the United States.

In his second year in office, Joe Biden receives generally positive ratings in the 18 countries surveyed in spring 2022.

China has the world’s largest population (1.426 billion), but India (1.417 billion) is expected to claim this title next year.

As of August 2022, the College of Cardinals will have 132 voting members, 40% of whom are European, down from 52% in 2013.