Asia & the Pacific

Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material well-being and health also play a key role.

Fully 70% of U.S. adult Twitter news consumers say they have used Twitter to follow live news events, up from 59% who said this in 2015.

Around a fifth (21%) of the 198 countries evaluated banned at least one religion-related group in 2019, our analysis found.

The vast majority of U.S. adults have heard at least a little about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ether.

Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into cohesive, like-minded groups based on their values, beliefs, and views about politics and the political system. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics.

Most people view their own government’s record on personal freedoms more favorably than they do when it comes to the U.S. and especially China.

The U.S. is seen positively in advanced economies for its technology, entertainment, military and universities, but negatively for its health care system, discrimination and the state of its democracy.

Recent surveys have documented how people around the world view the issue of climate change and international responses.

Some Americans clearly long for a more avowedly religious and explicitly Christian country, a March survey finds. However, a clear majority of Americans do not accept these views.

Dissatisfaction with the functioning of democracy is linked to concerns about the economy, the pandemic and social divisions.