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reportDec 9, 2015

5. Wealth gap between middle-income and upper-income families reaches record high

The gaps in the wealth (assets minus debts) of lower-, middle- and upper-income families are much wider than the gaps in income.[46. numoffset=”46″ Data on wealth are collected for families, as opposed to households. Technically, they are slightly different. As per the Census Bureau, a family consists of all related people living in the same […]
short readsNov 9, 2015

As American homes get bigger, energy efficiency gains are wiped out

U.S. homes are more energy-efficient per square foot than they used to be. But they’re also bigger, and their increased size offsets most of the efficiency gains.
short readsSep 15, 2015

The race gap in science knowledge

When asked a series of 12 science-related questions, whites, on average, fared better than blacks or Hispanics. What’s behind this knowledge gap?
reportNov 23, 2015

6. Perceptions of elected officials and the role of money in politics

A major factor in the public’s negative attitudes about the federal government is its deep skepticism of elected officials. Unlike opinions about government performance and power, Republicans and Democrats generally concur in their criticisms of elected officials. Asked to name the biggest problem with government today, many cite Congress, politics, or a sense of corruption […]
reportNov 19, 2015

Appendix B: Methodology

This appendix describes the specific items used from these various sources and the development of some of the migration measures used in the report. Data from the Mexican Survey of Demographic Dynamics (ENADID), the American Community Survey, the U.S. censuses of 1990 and 2000, and the Current Population Survey are based on Pew Research Center […]
reportNov 23, 2015

1. Trust in government: 1958-2015

The public’s trust in the federal government continues to be at historically low levels. Only 19% of Americans today say they can trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always” (3%) or “most of the time” (16%). Fewer than three-in-ten Americans have expressed trust in the federal government in every […]
short readsNov 10, 2015

5 facts about Republicans in 2015

Republican voters give the current field of presidential candidates higher ratings than at comparable times in the past two nomination contests.
reportDec 11, 2015

Public Interest in Science and Health Linked to Gender, Age and Personality

Fully 32% of online adults say science and technology is among the topics they find most interesting; 37% say health and medicine.
reportDec 11, 2015

Public Interest in Science and Health Linked to Gender, Age and Personality

Fully 32% of online adults say science and technology is among the topics they find most interesting; 37% say health and medicine.
reportJul 14, 2015

Mixed public response to America’s pivot to Asia

In the October 2011 edition of the journal Foreign Policy, then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote that the U.S. planned to pivot to Asia.

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The race gap in science knowledge

6. Perceptions of elected officials and the role of money in politics

Appendix B: Methodology

1. Trust in government: 1958-2015

5 facts about Republicans in 2015

Public Interest in Science and Health Linked to Gender, Age and Personality

Public Interest in Science and Health Linked to Gender, Age and Personality

Mixed public response to America’s pivot to Asia

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