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short readsFeb 11, 2022

For Black Americans, family and friends are a primary source of information on U.S. Black history

About half of Black Americans (51%) say they are very or extremely informed about the history of Black people in the U.S.
reportApr 20, 2023

AI in Hiring and Evaluating Workers: What Americans Think

62% of Americans believe artificial intelligence will have a major impact on jobholders overall in the next 20 years, but far fewer think it will greatly affect them personally. Majorities oppose using AI in making final decisions on hiring or firing.
reportApr 7, 2022

3. Black Americans’ views about health disparities, experiences with health care

CORRECTION (Jan. 12, 2024): Chapter 3 of a previous version of this report included an incorrect percentage because one survey question was asked only of women. Among Black adults, 55% say they have ever had at least one of six negative experiences with doctors or other health care providers. Black Americans offer a mixed assessment […]
reportAug 30, 2022

3. Reparations for slavery

Discussions about atonement for the enslavement of Black Americans has a long history in the United States. Most famously, General William T. Sherman drafted Special Field Order 15 in 1865. The order stipulated that Confederate land seized in Georgia and South Carolina would be split among formerly enslaved Black people in those states, no more […]
data essayNov 3, 2025

Counting Race: How the Census Measures Identity and What Americans Think About It

How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.
reportMar 19, 2026

Appendix: Detailed tables

Americans’ views on the morality of married people having an affair % who say married people having an affair is … Note: Figures may not add to 100% or to subtotals indicated due to rounding.Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted March 24-30, 2025.“What Do Americans Consider Immoral?” PEW RESEARCH CENTER Americans’ views on the morality […]
short readsJan 9, 2023

118th U.S. Congress continues to grow in racial, ethnic diversity

A quarter of voting members of the 118th U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than non-Hispanic White.
short readsFeb 12, 2025

A look at Black-owned businesses in the U.S.

While Black-owned businesses have grown significantly in the U.S. in recent years, they still make up a small share of overall firms and revenue.
short readsOct 7, 2022

Hispanic enrollment reaches new high at four-year colleges in the U.S., but affordability remains an obstacle

Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the U.S. has risen from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019.
reportFeb 26, 2025

Appendix B: Classification of Protestant denominations

In the Religious Landscape Study (RLS), we group Protestant respondents into one of three “traditions” – the evangelical tradition, mainline tradition or the historically Black Protestant tradition – based on the specific denomination they identify with. For instance, all respondents who identify with the Southern Baptist Convention are classified as members of the evangelical Protestant […]

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For Black Americans, family and friends are a primary source of information on U.S. Black history

AI in Hiring and Evaluating Workers: What Americans Think

3. Black Americans’ views about health disparities, experiences with health care

3. Reparations for slavery

Counting Race: How the Census Measures Identity and What Americans Think About It

118th U.S. Congress continues to grow in racial, ethnic diversity

A look at Black-owned businesses in the U.S.

Hispanic enrollment reaches new high at four-year colleges in the U.S., but affordability remains an obstacle

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