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    The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today

    How lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults view Obergefell’s impact on social acceptance for LGBTQ people, 10 years after the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

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    Methodology

    The data in this report is drawn from a national cross-sectional survey conducted for Pew Research Center by Westat. The sampling design of the survey was an address-based sampling (ABS) approach, supplemented by list samples, to reach a nationally representative group of respondents. The survey was fielded July 5, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023. Self-administered […]

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    2.  The annual earnings of older workers

    Today, the average annual earnings of older workers lag behind those of younger workers, but the gap is nowhere near what it once was. In 1964, the average annual earnings of workers ages 65 and older were 19% of the average earnings of workers ages 25 to 64: $5,200 vs. $26,900, respectively. (Figures in this […]

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    1. Hispanic Americans’ news habits and sources

    About one-in-five Hispanic adults (22%) say they follow the news all or most of the time, down from 28% in 2022. The share of U.S. adults overall who say they closely follow the news also has been declining. Although we did not ask this question of the overall U.S. population in 2023, Latinos were less […]

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    Methodologies

    This report draws on three surveys and a series of focus groups conducted by Pew Research Center between 2021 and 2023. These include a nationally representative survey of Asian American adults, two nationally representative surveys of U.S. adults, and a qualitative study of Asian Americans. Brief descriptions of and links to the methodologies for these […]

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    4. Spiritual experiences

    Large majorities of Americans say they feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe (71%) or a deep sense of spiritual peace and well-being (66%) several times a year or more often. Other types of spiritual experience are less common, yet still experienced by many Americans. Almost half of U.S. adults (45%) report ever […]

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    The Data on Women Leaders

    Key trends and data on women in top U.S. political, business and higher education positions.