U.S. women are outpacing men in college completion, including in every major racial and ethnic group
Today, 47% of U.S. women ages 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree, compared with 37% of men.
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4. Freedom gaps
In many countries, the share rating free press or speech as important is larger than the share saying they actually have that freedom.
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4. Economic ratings and concerns
About a quarter (23%) of Americans say the economy is in excellent or good shape, and 45% expect conditions to be worse a year from now.
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1. Reasons adults give for not having children
Among U.S. adults who don’t have children, those ages 50 and older have mixed views on whether they ever wanted to have them in the first place. And their reasons for never having kids differ from those given by younger adults who say they’re unlikely to have them. The top reason cited by those ages […]
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2. Views of Russia and Putin
Across 25 countries, a median of 79% view Russia unfavorably and 84% lack confidence in Putin. Opinions differ by age, ideology and right-wing populist party support.
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2. Views of elected officials
Across 25 countries, relatively small shares of people see all or most of their politicians as honest, understanding of people’s needs, focused on the right problems, ethical or well-qualified.
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How Americans view data centers’ impact in key areas, from the environment to jobs
More Americans say data centers have a negative effect on the environment, home energy costs and people’s quality of life nearby than say they have a positive effect.
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Demographic differences in how teens use and view AI
Artificial intelligence is part of many teens’ online lives today, with a majority saying they’ve used chatbots. One takeaway from our recent survey? How they use AI – and what they think about it – is far from one-size-fits-all. We’ve long explored teens’ tech use by factors like race, ethnicity, income and gender – from […]
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State of the Union 2026: Where Americans stand on key issues facing the nation
Ahead of the State of the Union, here’s a look at U.S. public opinion on key policy issues, drawn from recent Pew Research Center surveys.
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12th grade girls and boys in the U.S. have different views about gender discrimination in the workplace
Many U.S. teens say women still face discrimination against gaining leadership positions and getting equal pay for equal work.
