Religion and Spirituality in East Asian Societies
Few are religiously affiliated, but many in the region hold religious or spiritual beliefs and engage in traditional rituals.
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Asian Americans: A Survey Data Snapshot
Here’s how Asian Americans describe their own identities, their views of the U.S. and their ancestral homelands, their political and religious affiliations, and more.
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The changing categories the U.S. census has used to measure race
Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.
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2. Asian Americans who send remittances to their ancestral homelands
In addition to asking Asian adults whether they have given to charitable organizations, we asked whether they have sent remittances – personal monetary transfers to someone living in the Asian country where they, their family or ancestors are from. About a quarter of Asian adults in the United States say they have sent remittances in […]
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Is China a religious country or not? It’s a tricky question to answer
Based on formal religious identity, China is the least religious country in the world – with just 10% of Chinese adults self-identifying with a religion.
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U.S. centenarian population is projected to quadruple over the next 30 years
The number of Americans ages 100 and older is projected to more than quadruple over the next three decades.
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1. Views of China
Attitudes toward China are largely negative across the 24 countries surveyed. A median of two-thirds say they have an unfavorable opinion of the country and a median of just 28% offer positive ratings. Half or more in each of the North American and European countries surveyed have somewhat or very unfavorable opinions of China. This […]
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Few East Asian adults believe women have an obligation to society to have children
Two-thirds or more in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam say that women should decide for themselves whether to bear children.
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4. Restrictions on religion in the world’s 25 most populous countries in 2021
Egypt, Pakistan, India, Indonesia and Nigeria had the highest levels of overall restrictions (both government restrictions and social hostilities) among the 25 most populous countries in 2021. Japan, the United States, South Africa, Italy and Brazil had the lowest levels of overall restrictions among these countries. Each year we look separately at the 25 most […]
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4 facts about Americans’ views of the World Health Organization
Nearly six-in-ten Americans (58%) say the U.S. benefits from its membership in the World Health Organization.
