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short readsSep 4, 2013

Downbeat views prevail in G20 countries as summit begins

As this year’s G20 summit begins in Russia, just 37% of people in participating nations think their country’s economic situation will improve in next year.
short readsAug 30, 2013

Chart of the Week: The “black budget”

Using documents obtained from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, The Washington Post has published the first-ever detailed look at the U.S. government’s intelligence spending — the “black budget,” so called because, though the overall spending figure has been made public since 2007, the specifics have not. For its combination of newsworthiness, clear and efficient presentation […]
transcriptAug 19, 2013

Event Transcript: Religion Trends in the U.S.

On Aug. 8, 2013, the Pew Research Center brought together some of the leading experts in survey research on religion in the U.S. for a round-table discussion with journalists, scholars and other stakeholders on the rise of the religious “nones” and other important trends in American religion.
reportJul 23, 2013

II. Demographics and Language of News Media Consumption

Across demographic subgroups of Latino adults, the language of news media consumption varies. About six-in-ten (59%) of native-born Latinos say they consume news media only in English, 39% say they consume news media in English and Spanish, and just 2% say they consume news media only in Spanish. By contrast, only 11% of immigrant Hispanics […]
reportAug 1, 2013

Living With Parents Since the Recession

While older Millennials are much more likely than their younger counterparts to have left the parental nest and struck out on their own, rising shares of both older and younger age groups are living with their parents since the onset of the Great Recession. In 2012, 56% of 18- to 24-year-old Millennials lived in their […]
featureAug 19, 2013

Audio and Slides: Religion Trends in the U.S.

Event Audio http://features.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion/Rel_Trends_Aug%208_event.mp3 Download mp3 Americans’ Weakening Ties to Organized Religion, 1973-2012: Generations & Politics Michael Hout New York University Claude S. Fischer University of California, Berkeley http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/25382576 The Significance of the Rise of the Nones: Fundamental Change in Religiosity or Change in Labeling? Frank Newport Gallup http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/25382591 Religion Trends in the U.S. Greg Smith […]
reportJul 23, 2013

III. Who Keeps Up with the News?

When asked how often they keep up with the news, 45% of Latino adults say they do so “a lot,” 36% say they keep up with the news “some” and 15% say they don’t keep up with the news much. Just 4% of Latino adults say they do not keep up with the news “at […]
short readsJul 23, 2013

The royal baby, your newest cousin?

No wonder the world is going gaga over the birth of the newest heir to the British throne. We’re all related by blood to Kate, Will and their little prince. He’s our cousin—though for most people of European descent in the United States he’s our distant cousin as much as 35 times removed, give or take a few generations.
short readsSep 5, 2013

What is the future of Spanish in the United States?

As the share of Hispanics who speak Spanish falls, the share that speaks only English at home is expected to rise.
reportOct 1, 2013

A Portrait of Jewish Americans

American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, but their identity is also changing: 22% of American Jews now say they have no religion.