Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Read our research on:

Search results for: “education”

Refine Your Results

  • short reads

    5 facts about religion in Saudi Arabia

    Read five facts about religion in Saudi Arabia — a country that is the birthplace of Islam and, as such, holds special importance for Muslims worldwide.

  • report

    Sexual Harassment at Work in the Era of #MeToo

    Many Americans see new difficulties for men in workplace interactions and little effect on women’s career opportunities amid the increased focus on sexual harassment and assault.

  • report

    4. Beliefs about God

    Most people in Western Europe say they believe in God. But in Europe today, believing in God does not necessarily mean belief in the God of the Bible. Indeed, even though all 15 countries surveyed are historically Christian, and nearly all of them still have Christian majorities, fewer respondents say they believe in God “as […]

  • report

    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 […]

  • report

    Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians

    The gap in the standard of living between Asians near the top and the bottom of the income ladder nearly doubled from 1970 to
    2016. Amid rising inequality overall, Asians displaced blacks as the most economically divided major U.S. racial or ethnic group.

  • report

    1. Nationalism, immigration and minorities

    Europe’s religious landscape is changing: The Christian share of the population is declining while the religiously unaffiliated population is increasing. In addition, Muslim populations in Western European countries continue to grow in both absolute and percentage terms due to immigration, relatively high fertility rates, and a relatively young population. Jewish populations, meanwhile, appear to be […]