Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Read our research on:

Search results for: “education”

  • report

    4. Practices

    Few pray daily, but many pray at least occasionally and offer respects to certain religious figures.

  • report

    3. Black Americans’ mistrust of the U.S. political system  

    Editorial note to readers A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term “racial conspiracy theories” as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings. By using these words, our reporting distorted rather than clarified the point of the study. Changes to this version include: an […]

  • report

    8. The changing demographic composition of voters and party coalitions

    Mirroring changes in the U.S. population overall, registered voters have become more educated, more racially and ethnically diverse, older, and more religiously diverse over the past three decades. Many of these changes have altered the makeup of both parties, but several have had a more pronounced impact on the Democratic Party than the Republican Party. […]

  • report

    1. Racial attitudes and the 2024 election

    Voters who favor Joe Biden and those who favor Donald Trump hold very different views about race and ethnicity in American society. Some of the starkest differences across all the political values in this study are over the degree to which Black Americans continue to be affected by the legacy of slavery and whether White […]

  • report

    10. Prayer and other religious practices

    Fewer Americans pray daily today than in 2007. Read about how often U.S. adults participate in prayer groups, read scripture and more. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.

  • report

    3. Economic and policy changes

    Majorities in most of the 24 countries surveyed say the economy in their country is in bad shape. In some places, these concerns color how people think democracy in their country could work better: by focusing on economic conditions and jobs. Economic reform, including issues like taxation, jobs, inflation and wealth inequality, ranks in the […]

  • report

    1. Assessments of China and its role in the world

    Americans have overwhelmingly negative opinions of China, a nation they see as becoming increasingly influential. This image of China is accompanied by concern about its relationship with its neighbors and widespread distrust in its president. Unfavorable views of China prevail U.S. views of China have not changed significantly since last year. Most Americans still hold […]

  • report

    3. Beliefs

    Belief in unseen beings and natural spirits are widespread in the region.

Refine Your Results

Years
Formats
Topics
Regions & Countries
Research Teams
Authors