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reportJun 16, 2025

1. Essentials of Catholic identity

Most say having a personal relationship with Jesus is essential to Catholic identity. Roughly half say this about Marian devotion and helping the poor.
reportJun 16, 2025

4. Profile of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S.

About a third of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic. They’re more likely than White Catholics to practice some devotions, but less likely to take Communion at Mass.
reportDec 18, 2024

3. Median scores for government restrictions and social hostilities stay the same in 2022

In 2022, global median scores on the Center’s Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Indexes mirrored 2021. But some regions saw change since 2021.
reportMar 5, 2024

3. Median scores for government restrictions peak, social hostilities involving religion tick down in 2021

Government restrictions on religion, by region The global median score on the Government Restrictions Index (GRI) rose from 2.8 in 2020 to 3.0 in 2021, the highest it’s been since Pew Research Center created the index in 2007. Both Europe and the Americas saw increases in their regional GRI scores, though their median scores remained […]
reportMar 13, 2024

6. Rule of law, safety and the judicial system

In several of the 24 countries surveyed, rule of law issues and improving public safety rank toward the top half of the changes people say could help improve democracy in their country. And safety – whether that be reducing crime, supporting law enforcement or other policies – is particularly salient in some of the middle-income […]
short readsJul 19, 2021

10 facts about the death penalty in the U.S.

Here’s a closer look at public opinion on the death penalty, as well as key facts about the nation’s use of capital punishment.
short readsJun 15, 2021

Unlike other U.S. religious groups, most atheists and agnostics oppose the death penalty

Roughly two-thirds of atheists (65%) and six-in-ten agnostics (57%) either “strongly” or “somewhat” oppose the death penalty.
reportJun 2, 2021

Most Americans Favor the Death Penalty Despite Concerns About Its Administration

Nearly eight-in-ten U.S. adults (78%) say there is some risk an innocent person will be put to death, and 63% say the death penalty does not deter people from committing serious crimes.
reportNov 9, 2021

13. How the political typology groups view major issues

On nearly every issue – including the economy, role of government, voting and elections, race and immigration policy – there are differences in opinions among the nine groups in the political typology. While most differences break down along partisan lines, the typology also reveals several issues where there are notable cleavages within the partisan coalitions, […]
short readsJun 2, 2021

Death penalty draws more Americans’ support online than in telephone surveys

The difference in support for the death penalty by survey mode has important consequences for understanding trends on the issue.

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1. Essentials of Catholic identity

4. Profile of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S.

3. Median scores for government restrictions and social hostilities stay the same in 2022

3. Median scores for government restrictions peak, social hostilities involving religion tick down in 2021

6. Rule of law, safety and the judicial system

10 facts about the death penalty in the U.S.

Unlike other U.S. religious groups, most atheists and agnostics oppose the death penalty

Most Americans Favor the Death Penalty Despite Concerns About Its Administration

13. How the political typology groups view major issues

Death penalty draws more Americans’ support online than in telephone surveys

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