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    5 facts about religion in India

    India is home to 1.4 billion people – almost one-sixth of the world’s population – who belong to a variety of ethnicities and religions. While 94% of the world’s Hindus live in India, there also are substantial populations of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and adherents of folk religions. Here are five facts about religion in India.

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    7. Left-right ideology influences political party support across Western Europe more than populist views

    In most countries, traditional parties are seen in a more favorable light than populist parties. Public attitudes about parties – whether traditional or populist – are usually closely related to left-right ideology.[10. numoffset=”10″ Respondents were asked to place themselves on a left-right political ideology scale from 0 to 6, where zero indicates the far left […]

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    How to break regression

    Regression models are a cornerstone of modern social science. Yet social scientists can run into a lot of situations where regression…

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    3. Social network adoption varies widely by country

    Across 39 countries, a median of 53% say they use online social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. However, that figure conceals large differences around the world, and the relationship between social media use and national wealth is not as strong as it is for overall internet use and smartphone ownership. For example, the Middle […]

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    4. Stark left-right divides on attitudes about immigration

    Most Western Europeans think immigrants strengthen their national economies. However, publics are more split on whether immigrants increase the risk of terrorism in their countries and overwhelmingly say it is best if immigrants adopt the customs and traditions of the country to which they’ve moved. People’s left-right ideological positions shape their attitudes about immigration more […]