Striking findings from 2024
Here’s a look back at 2024 through 14 of our most striking research findings.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Online Religious Services Appeal to Many Americans, but Going in Person Remains More Popular
About a quarter of U.S. adults regularly watch religious services online or on TV, and most of them are highly satisfied with the experience. About two-in-ten Americans (21%) use apps or websites to help with reading scripture.
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2. Israeli views of Biden, the U.S. and diplomacy in resolving the conflict
In our survey fielded from March 3 to April 4, 2024 – prior to the Biden administration’s statement about halting the shipment of some arms to Israel – Israelis offer somewhat mixed reviews of President Joe Biden and his actions during the conflict. For example, while 57% of Israelis express confidence in U.S. President Joe […]
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Fewer than half of Black Americans say the news often covers the issues that are important to them
40% of Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered, and similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adults say the same.
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Methodology
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in […]
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Methodology B: Survey data on immigrants
This report presents estimates of the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States as of July 2023 and for earlier years. As noted earlier in this report, the estimates presented here supersede all previously published Pew Research Center estimates. The principal survey data used to produce the estimates and modifications made to the underlying […]
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What federal education data shows about students with disabilities in the U.S.
Public K-12 schools in the United States educate about 7.3 million students with disabilities – a number that has grown over the last few decades.
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As obesity rates rise in the U.S. and worldwide, new weight-loss drugs surge in popularity
Last year, Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy had combined sales of about $21.1 billion globally – up 89% since 2022.
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Local TV News Fact Sheet
Local TV companies generated more revenue in 2022 than in 2021, consistent with a cyclical pattern in which advertising revenue rises in election years and falls in non-election years.
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How the Pandemic Has Affected Attendance at U.S. Religious Services
During the pandemic, a stable share of U.S. adults have been participating in religious services in some way – either virtually or in person – but in-person attendance is slightly lower than it was before COVID-19. Among Americans surveyed across several years, the vast majority described their attendance habits in roughly the same way in both 2019 and 2022.