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About one-in-seven adults—14%—who have ever been employed say they have been the victim of gender discrimination on the job at some point in their working lives, the Pew Research survey found. Women, Baby Boomers and blacks are more likely than men, Millennials and whites or Hispanics to say they have been the victims of job-related […]
In the course of conducting public opinion surveys and demographic analyses, the Pew Research Center found a wide range of data milestones, breakthroughs, peaks and valleys in 2013.
The gender gap may open wide on many issues, but the new Pew Research Center survey finds that men and women generally agree about what they value in a job. Overall, Americans give their highest priority to having a job they enjoy doing (43% say this is “extremely important” to them). About a third of […]
Racially diverse, economically stressed and politically liberal, Millennials are building their own networks through social media – rather than through political parties, organized religion or marriage. Half now call themselves political independents, the highest share of any generation.
Our national survey finds that seven-in-ten (72%) adult internet users say they have searched online for information about a range of health issues, the most popular being specific diseases and treatments.
A new cohort of young women—members of the so-called Millennial generation—has been entering the workforce for the past decade. At the starting line of their careers, they are better educated than their mothers and grandmothers had been—or than their young male counterparts are now. But when they look ahead, they see roadblocks to their success.
Two sociologists have found that parents who have daughters are more inclined to support the GOP and turn a cold shoulder to Democrats.
Importance of public library services Overall, 91% of Americans either have ever used a public library or said another household member uses a public library.[4. numoffset=”4″ This includes the 86% of Americans ages 16 and older who have ever visited a library or used a library website, and the 54% of Americans who say other […]
54% of Americans have used a public library in the past year, and 72% live in a “library household.” Most say libraries are very important to their communities.
America’s bosses are more satisfied with their family life, jobs and overall financial situation than are non-managerial employees. Bosses are also significantly more likely than workers to think of their job as a career rather than just a job to get them by.
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