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    2. Views of obstacles for women seeking high political office

    The survey asked about possible reasons why there are more men than women in high political offices. Of the eight reasons we asked about, only one – women having to do more to prove themselves than men – is seen as a major reason by a majority of Americans (54%). More than four-in-ten point to […]

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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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    Methodology

    Data source Pew Research Center’s analysis in this report is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020, 2021 and 2022 Surveys of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). These are the three latest years in which SIPP was conducted. It is a nationally representative survey that focuses on the income of U.S. households and […]

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    5. Key labor force trends

    Given how central work is to the lives of many Americans, the federal government carefully and consistently collects information on job availability, job characteristics and the demographics of the workforce. This chapter presents some of the key indicators collected by federal agencies and, when available, how they have changed over the past couple of decades. […]

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    1. Trump’s second term: Early ratings and expectations

    Americans are deeply divided over Donald Trump’s plans and the way he is handling his job in the early weeks of his return to the presidency. Overall, 47% of U.S. adults approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, while 51% say they disapprove. And most of these views are strongly held: 37% […]

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    1. Views of the nation’s economy

    Fewer than a quarter of Americans (23%) currently rate the country’s economic conditions as excellent or good, while 36% say they are poor and about four-in-ten (41%) view conditions as “only fair.” While positive ratings of the economy have slowly climbed since the summer of 2022, there has been a slight drop since the start of […]

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    1. Demographic and partisan views about race and ethnicity in college admissions

    Views about selective higher educational institutions taking race and ethnicity into account in their admissions decisions differ widely by race and ethnicity, age, educational attainment and partisan affiliation. Race and ethnicity Black adults stand out for expressing more support than opposition to these practices, with 47% approving and 29% disapproving. About a quarter of Black […]

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    2. Spiritual beliefs

    Americans hold a wide range of beliefs about spirits and related matters. Some views that may be considered spiritual – such as belief in God or another “higher power” – are very common across all major demographic groups, including among many religiously unaffiliated Americans. Some other beliefs – such as in the possibility of reincarnation, […]

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    1. Views of data privacy risks, personal data and digital privacy laws

    Online privacy is complex, encompassing debates over law enforcement’s data access, government regulation and what information companies can collect. This chapter examines Americans’ perspectives on these issues and highlights how views vary across different groups, particularly by education and age.  When managing their privacy online, most Americans say they trust themselves to make the right […]

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    3. Black representation in newsrooms

    Black Americans see an important role for Black people in the newsgathering process as one possible way to improve coverage of race and Black communities. But they largely do not feel that their news broadly needs to come from Black journalists, nor do they see reporters’ race as a dominant factor in whether news is […]