16% of Americans say they have ever invested in, traded or used cryptocurrency
The vast majority of U.S. adults have heard at least a little about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ether.
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The vast majority of U.S. adults have heard at least a little about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ether.
41% of U.S. adults say people should be able to sue social media companies for content that other users post on these companies’ platforms.
Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they have ever used an online dating site or app, and Tinder tops the list of dating apps the survey studied.
Roughly a quarter of American adults (23%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year.
124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
The share of U.S. adults who now report that they go online “almost constantly” has risen to 31%, up from 21% in 2015.
Here is what our surveys found about the students most likely to lack the home internet connectivity needed to finish schoolwork.
These platforms have served as venues for political engagement and social activism for many years, especially for Black Americans.
Some 15% of all home broadband users in the U.S. say they have had trouble paying for their high-speed internet service during the pandemic.
Democrats are about 10 percentage points or more likely than Republicans to say they ever use Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn or Reddit.
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