Q&A: How and why Pew Research Center studied Black Americans’ views of science
A new survey, along with a related series of focus groups, shows the many nuanced views Black Americans hold about science.
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A growing share of Americans say affordable housing is a major problem where they live
49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018.
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Biden Starts Year Two With Diminished Public Support and a Daunting List of Challenges
Americans’ views of the economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved.
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Methodology
Secondary data analysis The estimates of labor market trends in this report are derived from Current Population Survey (CPS) data. Conducted jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CPS is a monthly survey of about 60,000 households and is the source of the nation’s official statistics on unemployment. The […]
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Most Black Americans say they can meet basic needs financially, but many still experience economic insecurity
Fewer than half of Black adults say they have a three-month emergency fund, and some have taken multiple jobs to make ends meet.
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American Trends Panel Wave 70
Field dates: July 13 – July 20, 2020
Topics: Religion in public life, social media’s role in politics and society, COVID-19 contact tracing -
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What we know about online learning and the homework gap amid the pandemic
Here is what our surveys found about the students most likely to lack the home internet connectivity needed to finish schoolwork.
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The Role of Alternative Social Media in the News and Information Environment
In recent years, several new options have emerged in the social media universe, many of which explicitly present themselves as alternatives to more established social media platforms. Free speech ideals and heated political themes prevail on these sites, which draw praise from their users and skepticism from other Americans.
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Despite wide partisan gaps in views of many aspects of the pandemic, some common ground exists
In Americans’ views of some aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is little, or only modest, partisan difference.
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Fast facts about global views of Merkel and Biden ahead of White House meeting
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the White House this week as she wraps up her final year in office.
