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short readsApr 6, 2020

The state of Americans’ trust in each other amid the COVID-19 pandemic

About a third of Americans register low levels of trust in other people, versus 29% who are “high trusters” and 32% who are “medium trusters.”
short readsAug 5, 2020

Republicans, Democrats differ over factors K-12 schools should consider in deciding whether to reopen

The public sees health risks to students and teachers as the top factor to be given a lot of consideration as schools decide whether to reopen.
reportMar 26, 2020

Exploring survey data with the pewmethods R package

This post provides tips on recoding and collapsing survey data and displaying weighted estimates of categorical variables.
short readsJun 17, 2020

Americans broadly support legal status for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children

91% of Democrats favor granting legal status to immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children; 54% of Republicans say the same.
reportJun 16, 2020

Appendix A: Factors that influence views of diversity

In this report, we explored factors related to whether people thought an increasing number of people of many different races, ethnic groups and nationalities made their country a better place to live. To do this, we performed bivariate and multiple regression analyses predicting attitudes toward increasing diversity as a function of people’s attitudes on certain […]
short readsFeb 24, 2020

The share of immigrant workers in high-skill jobs is rising in the U.S.

The shift has been most notable in jobs that prioritize analytical skills, such as science and math, or fundamental skills, such as writing.
reportMay 20, 2020

1. How Americans’ main sources for COVID-19 news relate to their demographics, politics

From national news outlets to public officials to health organizations, Americans are turning to a broad mix of sources for news and information about the coronavirus outbreak. But when asked which source they rely on most, distinctions emerge. And the composition of who relies most on these different sources varies by certain political and demographic […]
short readsMar 5, 2020

Most Americans rely on their own research to make big decisions, and that often means online searches

A big majority (81%) of Americans say they rely a lot on their own research – more than say they rely a lot on friends and family or experts.
short readsJun 15, 2020

Before protests, black Americans said religious sermons should address race relations

Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations.”
reportJan 30, 2020

1. Employment is rising most rapidly in jobs most in need of social, fundamental and analytical skills

The U.S. economy employed nearly 156 million workers in 2018 in the midst of a record long spell of job creation. The jobs these workers did are different from what workers had done a few decades ago. Opportunities in the manufacturing sector have diminished, shrunken by a rising tide of automation and globalization. Meanwhile, the […]

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Search results for: “education”

The state of Americans’ trust in each other amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Exploring survey data with the pewmethods R package

Americans broadly support legal status for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children

1. How Americans’ main sources for COVID-19 news relate to their demographics, politics

Most Americans rely on their own research to make big decisions, and that often means online searches