What we know about energy use at U.S. data centers amid the AI boom
Data centers accounted for 4% of total U.S. electricity use in 2024. Their energy demand is expected to more than double by 2030.
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1. Daily life experiences of Latinas
About four-in-ten Hispanic women say that being female or Hispanic impacts their daily lives. In fact, Hispanic women are more likely than Hispanic men to say sexism is a problem in the workplace, schools and the media. Differences by gender disappear in other areas. Similar shares of Hispanic women and Hispanic men say they have […]
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Appendix C: Codebook
Below is the coding scheme developed and used by researchers to code the responses to the open-ended question “What makes you feel proud of (survey country)? Please share as much detail as you would like.” Keywords listed with each code represent examples indicating how a unit of information could be coded and are not a […]
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How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020
Christians remain the largest religious group, and Muslims grew the fastest from 2010 to 2020. Read how the global share of Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated changed.
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3. News consumption from Hispanic news outlets and about origin countries
Half of Hispanic Americans say that they at least sometimes get news from Hispanic news outlets – outlets that focus on providing news and information specifically to Hispanic audiences, whether in Spanish, English or another language. This includes about 21% who say they get news from Hispanic news outlets extremely or very often. Although the […]
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1. Asian Americans who give to charitable organizations
Two-thirds of Asian American adults say they have volunteered or made a donation through a charitable organization in the United States, their Asian ancestral homeland or both places in the 12 months before the survey, which was conducted July 2022 through January 2023.[2.numoffset=”2″ While the survey captured whether Asian Americans adults have volunteered or made […]
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How Americans View Climate Change and Policies to Address the Issue
Among Republicans, 56% think climate policies usually hurt the U.S. economy. By contrast, 52% of Democrats say they usually help.
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Where do Americans turn first for information about breaking news?
When a breaking news event happens, 36% of U.S. adults say they typically turn first to their preferred news organization to get more information.
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2. English- and Spanish-language news consumption among Hispanics
While two-thirds of U.S. Latinos say they can read a newspaper or book in Spanish at least pretty well, just 21% say they mostly consume news in Spanish. Just over half of Hispanics (54%) report getting news mostly in English, while 23% say they consume news in both languages about equally. Only 1% say they […]
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5 facts about Americans and YouTube
Here are five key findings about YouTube from our research to mark its 20th anniversary.
