Striking findings from 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.
Here’s a look at public opinion on some of the key issues facing the country, drawn from recent Pew Research Center surveys.
Dissatisfaction with the functioning of democracy is linked to concerns about the economy, the pandemic and social divisions.
A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
Trust in scientists and medical scientists has fallen below pre-pandemic levels, with 29% of U.S. adults saying they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public. This is down from 40% in November 2020 and 35% in January 2019, before COVID-19 emerged. Other prominent groups – including the military, police officers and public school principals – have also seen their ratings decline.
The share of Americans viewing illegal immigration as a ‘very big’ problem has increased.
Republican lawmakers have produced three-quarters of recent congressional social media posts that mention places and people in Asia.
49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018.
In the nearly nine months since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a national emergency, almost every part of the country has been directly affected by the loss of life resulting from the virus.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
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