short readsJul 19, 2023 What the data says about food stamps in the U.S. The food stamp program is one of the larger federal social welfare initiatives, and in its current form has been around for nearly six decades.
reportSep 23, 2021 Biden Loses Ground With the Public on Issues, Personal Traits and Job Approval Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.
data essayMar 3, 2022 Two Years Into the Pandemic, Americans Inch Closer to a New Normal Americans in 2022 find themselves in an environment that is at once greatly improved and frustratingly familiar.
reportJan 28, 2021 Economy and COVID-19 Top the Public’s Policy Agenda for 2021 There are wide partisan gaps over most of the 19 items asked about – particularly addressing racial issues and dealing with global climate change.
short readsJan 18, 2022 A growing share of Americans say affordable housing is a major problem where they live 49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018.
reportOct 21, 2021 Citizens in Advanced Economies Want Significant Changes to Their Political Systems Dissatisfaction with the functioning of democracy is linked to concerns about the economy, the pandemic and social divisions.
short readsJun 9, 2020 Hispanic women, immigrants, young adults, those with less education hit hardest by COVID-19 job losses The drop in employment in three months of the COVID-19 recession is more than double the drop effected by the Great Recession over two years.
short readsOct 26, 2021 Growing share of Americans say they want more spending on police in their area Amid mounting public concern about violent crime in the U.S., Americans’ attitudes about police funding in their own community have shifted.
short readsJul 28, 2021 Americans’ views about billionaires have grown somewhat more negative since 2020 A growing share of U.S. adults say it’s a bad thing for the country that some people have personal fortunes of a billion dollars or more.
short readsJul 20, 2021 56% of Americans support more regulation of major technology companies A majority of Americans (68%) believe major technology companies have too much power and influence in the economy.