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    Acknowledgments

    This report is made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports on science and STEM online at: www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/science and reports on gender and the workplace at www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends. Primary research team Cary Funk, Director, Science and Society Research […]

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    Methodology

    The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults recruited from landline and cellphone random-digit-dial surveys. Panelists participate via monthly self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. The panel is being managed […]

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    Methodology

    Data sources for this report include the 1990 census, the 1995 and 2000 Current Population Survey, and the 2005-2015 American Community Survey, all from the U.S. Census Bureau. Data are adjusted and augmented for undercount. For details, see methodology of the Pew Research Center report “Overall Number of U.S. Unauthorized Immigrants Holds Steady Since 2009.” […]

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    Methodology

    This study examines the different types of sources linked to on Twitter about a widely discussed news topic: U.S. immigration. To do this, Pew Research Center researchers analyzed the sites linked to in tweets about U.S. immigration policy and news events that were posted during the first month of the Trump administration (Jan. 20-Feb. 20, […]

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    Appendix A: Survey methodology

    This study, sponsored by Pew Research Center, used online opt-in survey data collected by three commercial vendors. Each vendor provided their own sample and administered the survey themselves, based on a common questionnaire. While no vendor makes the claim that that these are probability-based samples, they are intended to represent the noninstitutionalized U.S. adult population, […]

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    2. Hopes for the future of the digital life

    The core question guiding this study explores experts’ attitudes about the future of people’s well-being. A plurality of the participants endorsed the abundant positives of digital life and said they expect humans and technologies will continue to build upon them. On balance, this hopeful group argued that the beneficial impact of digital life will make […]

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    Methodology

    This study included all online comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the proposal called Restoring Internet Freedom (Docket FCC-17-108). All of the data downloaded and analyzed were originally submitted using the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). All data and comments used in this report are stored on the FCC’s site and […]

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    Acknowledgments

    This report was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation. This report is a collaborative effort based on […]