Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Introduction and Summary Rising energy costs are having a major impact on how Americans are living their lives, affecting everything from their driving habits to the news stories they follow. More than two-thirds say they have been adjusting their thermostats to cope with soaring utility bills, and half report cutting back on driving to save […]
Contact: Lee Rainie Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project 202-296-0019 Allan Holmes Editor in chief, Federal Computer Week 703-876-5102 Judi Hasson Editor at large, Federal Computer Week 703-876-5099 Or contact: Graeme Browning, 301-775-1983 (cell) Uncle Sam Sold $3.6 Billion in Goods to the Public Online Last Year from 164 Web Sites The government “shopping […]
Modest Achievements Perhaps not surprisingly, the achievements of the new Congress — which is just now considering major legislation on taxes and education — have yet to make much of an impression on most Americans. When asked to cite the most important accomplishment of Congress in an open-ended format, only 39% of respondents could come […]
37 Million Adults and Teenagers have used the Internet to Collect Songs Washington, D.C., (Tuesday, April 24) — Close to 30 million American adults have downloaded music files over the Internet and it has been one of the fastest growing Internet activities in the past half-year, especially among men. Surveys by the Pew Internet & […]
Washington, D.C. Discussants: Gary Bass, OMB Watch Rev. Stephen Burger, International Union of Gospel Missions Bill Faith, Ohio Coalition on Housing and Homelessness Richard Foltin, American Jewish Committee Richard G. Overmoyer, Jr., Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Darren Walker, Abyssinian Development Corporation Moderated by: Melissa Rogers, Executive Director of the Pew Forum on Religion & […]
Testimony to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy By Lee Rainie, Director Pew Internet & American Life Project March 26, 2001 Good afternoon. My name is Lee Rainie and I am the Director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a research organization fully funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts […]
(Washington, D.C., February 18) — The number of American adults with Internet access grew by 16 million in the last six months of 2000, as women, minorities, and families with modest incomes continued to surge online. In all, more than 104 million adults had access to the Internet at the end of 2000, according to […]