What we know about the increase in U.S. murders in 2020
The U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year increase in more than a century.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Methodology
This section describes the sources and variables used for the analyses in this report. It explains known limitations of the data. Next, it outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the map used, as well as possible alternatives and reasons why data is shown as missing in some areas. Finally, the multilevel mixed-effects modeling used in […]
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This is the 12th time Pew Research Center has measured restrictions on religion around the globe.[66. numoffset=”66″ See Methodology of Pew Research Center’s 2009 report “Global Restrictions on Religion” for a discussion of the conceptual basis for measuring restrictions on religion.] This report, which includes data for the year ending Dec. 31, 2019, generally follows the […]
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Globally, Social Hostilities Related to Religion Decline in 2019, While Government Restrictions Remain at Highest Levels
Social hostilities involving religion, including violence and harassment against religious groups by private individuals and groups, declined in 2019, according to Pew Research Center’s 12th annual study of global restrictions on religion, which examines 198 countries and territories.
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Americans see stronger societal conflicts than people in other advanced economies
New findings reveal exactly how the United States is more divided than the other 16 advanced economies surveyed.
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A look back at Americans’ reactions to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol
A year later, here’s a look back at how Americans saw the events of Jan. 6 and how some partisan divisions grew wider over time.
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2. Public digital spaces will be improved: Tech can be fixed, governments and corporations can reorient incentives and people can band together to work for reform
A notable share of the most hopeful respondents to this canvassing declared that in order to serve the public interest and improve digital spaces, the tech industry, government and civil society need to focus on achieving an ethical tech design that values people over profit. They said that this – combined with vastly improved individual […]
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Why do some open-ended survey questions result in higher item nonresponse rates than others?
Nonresponse rates for open-ended survey questions on Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel can range from 3% to just over 50%.
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Diversity and Division in Advanced Economies
Wide majorities in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups.
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Q&A: How Pew Research Center studied gig workers in the U.S.
A recent Center survey focused on gig platform work. Here is more information about how we crafted the survey and what we learned from it.