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Focus groups with young adults in France, Germany and the United Kingdom revealed that these young people see the U.S. as the “world’s policeman” with a self-interested history of interventionism, while China is labeled the “world’s factory,” respected for its economic dominance but criticized for its expansionism and human rights violations.

In an August 2022 survey, 54% of Black adults said they had a very or somewhat negative impression of capitalism, up from 40% in May 2019.

Here’s a look at what surveys by Pew Research Center and other organizations have found about Americans’ mental health during the pandemic.

Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.

In 2022, women earned an average of 82% of what men earned, according to a new analysis of median hourly earnings of full- and part-time workers.

At least 81 voting members of Congress (15%) are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country.

36% of Americans who are divorced, separated or widowed say they have ever used a dating site or app; 16% of married adults say the same.

Among Americans who have heard about AI programs that can write news articles, 16% describe this as a major advance for the news media.

In 2020, there were an estimated 140,918 U.S. firms with majority Black or African American ownership, up 14% from 124,004 in 2017.

Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.