short readsMar 25, 2024 What the data says about abortion in the U.S. The U.S. abortion rate has generally declined since the 1980s, but there have been slight upticks in the late 2010s and early 2020s.
short readsJun 15, 2021 Unlike other U.S. religious groups, most atheists and agnostics oppose the death penalty Roughly two-thirds of atheists (65%) and six-in-ten agnostics (57%) either “strongly” or “somewhat” oppose the death penalty.
reportMay 6, 2022 America’s Abortion Quandary A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal abortion say it should be legal in some circumstances.
short readsMay 26, 2021 Religious Americans are less likely to endorse legal marijuana for recreational use U.S. adults who are affiliated with a religion are less likely than religiously unaffiliated adults to support broadly legal marijuana.
short readsApr 30, 2019 The gap between the number of blacks and whites in prison is shrinking Blacks have long outnumbered whites in U.S. prisons. But a significant decline in the number of black prisoners has narrowed the gap.
short readsJun 3, 2020 10 things we know about race and policing in the U.S. Black adults are about five times as likely as whites to say they’ve been unfairly stopped by police because of their race or ethnicity.
short readsFeb 1, 2021 About one-in-five Americans who have been harassed online say it was because of their religion About one-fifth of those Americans who have experienced online harassment say they believe they were targeted because of their religion.
short readsJun 15, 2020 Before protests, black Americans said religious sermons should address race relations Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations.”
reportMay 11, 2021 Jewish Americans in 2020 What does it mean to be Jewish in America? A new Pew Research Center survey looks into this diverse group.
short readsMay 6, 2020 Black imprisonment rate in the U.S. has fallen by a third since 2006 There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.