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reportMay 3, 2017

Methodology

The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted April 7-11, 2017. These questions were added on April 7. The full survey was conducted April 5-11, 2017, among a national sample of 1,501 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (375 respondents […]
reportJun 22, 2017

1. The demographics of gun ownership

Understanding gun ownership in America is not as simple as knowing who does and does not own a gun. Some Americans who don’t personally own guns live with someone who does or may have owned a gun in the past. And many who don’t currently own a gun, including those who have never owned one, […]
short readsApr 13, 2017

6 facts about the U.S. military and its changing demographics

The demographic makeup of the country’s active-duty force has changed over time, and those changes tend to reflect trends in the broader society.
reportNov 14, 2016

1. South Africans worried about crime and corruption, prioritize education

More than a year after the United Nations adopted 17 global objectives for development, known as the Sustainable Development Goals, South Africa is facing increasingly serious hurdles to achieving some of those key targets. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has projected that the country’s economy will weaken even further this year from […]
reportMay 10, 2017

Appendix A: Methodology

The survey in Central and Eastern Europe was conducted via face-to-face interviews under the direction of three research partners – Ipsos MORI, Institute for Comparative Social Research (CESSI) and Georgian Opinion Research Business International (GORBI). Each research partner covered a subset of countries. Ipsos was responsible for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, […]
reportJun 26, 2017

Support for Same-Sex Marriage Grows, Even Among Groups That Had Been Skeptical

Two years after the Supreme Court decision that required states to recognize same-sex marriages nationwide, support for allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally is at its highest point in over 20 years of Pew Research Center polling on the issue.
short readsApr 4, 2017

What does the federal government spend your tax dollars on? Social insurance programs, mostly

From Social Security to national parks, a look at long-range trends in federal outlays relative to the U.S. economy
reportMar 23, 2017

2. Public assessments of the impact of paid leave on the economy, families, employers and employees

Many Americans believe that increased access to paid family and medical leave would reap positive benefits in a number of ways, and most say that offering paid leave can give employers an edge in employee recruitment and retention in a competitive marketplace. At the same time, the public sees the challenges that some employers – […]
reportApr 24, 2017

Methodology

The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted April 7-11, 2017. These questions were added on April 7. The full survey was conducted April 5-11, 2017, among a national sample of 1,501 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (375 respondents […]
short readsApr 20, 2017

Not everyone in advanced economies is using social media

Many in Europe, the U.S., Canada, Australia and Japan do not report regularly visiting social media sites. But majorities in all of the 14 countries surveyed say they at least use the internet.

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Methodology

1. South Africans worried about crime and corruption, prioritize education

Support for Same-Sex Marriage Grows, Even Among Groups That Had Been Skeptical

Methodology