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    Acknowledgements

    This report was written by Mark Hugo Lopez, director of Hispanic and Global Migration and Demography research; Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, senior researcher; and Gustavo López, research analyst. Editorial guidance was provided by James Bell, vice president for global strategy; Claudia Deane, vice president for research; and D’Vera Cohn, senior writer/editor. Gonzalez-Barrera and López managed the development […]

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    10 things we learned about gender issues in the U.S. in 2017

    Allegations about sexual misconduct by prominent men in politics, entertainment, media and other industries have reverberated across the United States in recent months, drawing attention to issues of gender equality in the workplace and in broader American society.

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    Appendix A: Methodology

    The estimates and projections in this report build upon and update data from the April 2015 Pew Research Center report, “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050.” Soon after the release of that report, a large influx of migrants entered Europe seeking refugee status. This report includes estimates of how Europe’s Muslim population […]

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    17 striking findings from 2017

    Pew Research Center studies a wide array of topics both in the U.S. and around the world. Read 17 findings that stood out to us in 2017.

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    3. Indians satisfied with country’s direction but worry about crime, terrorism

    Seven-in-ten Indians are satisfied with the way things are going in their country today, the highest such share Pew Research Center has recorded since 2013. This contentment is widespread between men and women and across political affiliations, age groups, income distributions and education levels. The country has come a long way in the past half-century. […]

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    5. Few see Russia as a threat

    Japanese adults are far less worried about Russia than they are about China or the U.S. Only about four-in-ten (43%) think Russia poses a major threat to Japan. And nearly two-thirds (64%) voice an unfavorable view of Russia, while just 26% see Moscow favorably. There is, however, a significant generational difference in perceptions of Russia: […]

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    1. Matching the American Trends Panel to voter files

    In addition to their use as survey sample sources, voter files are commonly used in political research by matching and linking them to people who have responded to polls or are found in various lists such as members of the clergy or physicians. Efforts to link public vote records to surveys go back several decades […]

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    4. Demographic data

    As use of commercial voter lists by campaigns and public opinion researchers has grown, data offerings provided by voter file vendors have expanded. On top of standard political offerings, many vendors now provide a host of additional demographic and lifestyle data generated through predictive models or gathered from other sources. This chapter compares demographic data […]