10 facts about religion and government in the United States
Here are key findings from our research on the relationship between religion and government in the U.S. and Americans’ views on the issue.
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A closer look at Republicans who favor legal abortion and Democrats who oppose it
How do Republicans who support legal abortion and Democrats who oppose it differ from their fellow partisans? One difference involves religion.
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Acknowledgments
This data essay was written by Neil G. Ruiz, Associate Director of Race and Ethnicity Research, Sunny Shao, former Research Associate of Race and Ethnicity Research, and Sono Shah, Computational Social Scientist of the Center’s Data Labs. The essay, the accompanying video documentary and its corresponding digital features were produced by Shannon Greenwood, Digital Producer. […]
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Key facts as India surpasses China as the world’s most populous country
India is poised to become the world’s most populous country this year; its population has more than doubled since 1950.
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What Makes Someone a Good Member of Society?
Most in advanced economies say voting, taking steps to reduce climate change and getting a COVID-19 vaccine are ways to be a good member of society; fewer say this about attending religious services.
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1. Asian Americans’ experiences with discrimination in their daily lives
Most Asian Americans experience discrimination in many parts of their day-to-day lives. In the survey, we asked Asian American adults if they have ever experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity. In addition to this broad question, we also asked whether they have experienced specific discrimination incidents in their everyday […]
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3. Small changes in median scores for government restrictions, social hostilities involving religion in 2020
CORRECTION (Dec. 19, 2025): One chart and some of the text in this chapter have been revised to correct the SHI median scores for the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Middle East-North Africa region for 2019. The median scores changed by 0.1 point for these regions in 2019. Refer to the errata page for details. Government restrictions on […]
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3. How the issue of abortion touches Americans personally
Americans report a wide variance in how much thought they have given to the issue of abortion personally. Overall, 36% of adults say that prior to taking the survey, they had given “a lot” of thought to issues around abortion. An identical share say they had given “some” thought to the issue, while roughly three-in-ten say […]
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One year in, Biden job approval down among Black Protestants, other Christians and religious ‘nones’
While Biden’s rating is still low among White Christians, positive ratings also fell among Black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated.
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About this canvassing of experts
This report covers results from the 16th “Future of the Internet” canvassing by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center. Advances in the digital tools and systems have allowed humans to benefit greatly. “Being digital” has significantly expanded the ability to connect, to cope and to take on and solve complex problems. […]