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    Few Americans Blame God or Say Faith Has Been Shaken Amid Pandemic, Other Tragedies

    In the new survey, the Center attempted for the first time to pose some of these philosophical questions to a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults, finding that Americans largely blame random chance – along with people’s own actions and the way society is structured – for human suffering, while relatively few believers blame God or voice doubts about the existence of God for this reason.

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    2. Only about half of Americans say census questions reflect their identity very well

    When Americans were asked to describe their race and ethnicity in their own words, most provided answers that correspond to standard Census Bureau categories. And when they answered questions about their race and ethnicity similar to those asked in the 2020 census, most respondents chose categories that matched their self-description, according to the Pew Research […]

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    Methodology

    The demographic and income data in this report are derived from the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic Supplements (ASEC), which are conducted in March of every year. The specific files used in this report are from March 1971 to March 2021 which contain data on the annual income of households from 1970 to […]

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    News Consumption Across Social Media in 2021

    About half (48%) of U.S. adults say they get news from social media “often” or “sometimes,” a 5 percentage point decline compared with 2020. More than half of Twitter users get news on the site regularly.

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    9. Race, ethnicity, heritage and immigration among U.S. Jews

    The majority of U.S. Jews identify as White. But in recent years, journalists, scholars and Jewish community leaders have wondered about the percentage of U.S. Jews who are “Jews of color,” “people of color” or “BIPOC” (an acronym for Black, Indigenous and people of color), and who should be included in these groups.[33. numoffset=”33″ One […]

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    4. Committed Conservatives

    Stalwart Republicans, supporters of Trump – with reservations Note: For a new and fully revised version of Pew Research Center’s political typology (published June 2026), read “Beyond Red vs. Blue: The 2026 Political Typology.” Staunchly conservative and overwhelmingly Republican, Committed Conservatives hold pro-business views traditionally associated with the Republican Party, have favorable attitudes about international trade […]

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    3. Hispanic identity and immigrant generations

    For U.S. Hispanics, racial and ethnic identity can have many dimensions. Nearly two decades of Pew Research Center surveys of Hispanics show some identify most often with the country of origin of their ancestors, such as indicating they are Mexican, Dominican or Cuban or even American. Others choose pan-ethnic identities like Hispanic, Latino or even […]