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In this section More See Muslims Abroad as Anti-American But Opinions of Muslim-Americans Mostly Unchanged Substantially higher numbers of Americans today than in 2002 believe that Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence among its followers. At the same time, there has been a significant increase in the percentage of people who […]
Sources and Data This report is based on the findings of a survey given to college students at two-year and four-year public and private colleges and universities in the continental United States. Paper surveys were randomly distributed at a wide range of higher education institutions by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago between […]
Half of American adults have searched for health information online. The Pew Internet Project, along with other Internet health researchers, has chronicled the growth of the online health sector over the past three years. Here are some of our most important conclusions to date. Half of American adults have searched for health information online. About […]
The number of health seekers continues to increase. The Pew Internet & American Life Project first began tracking Internet behavior relating to health in March 2000. At that time, 54% of all U.S. Internet users, or about 50 million American adults, said “yes” when we asked if they looked for health or medical information online. […]
WASHINGTON (July 16, 2003) – In the first comprehensive national survey on the scope of health topics that Americans are searching online, the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that one in five Internet users has looked for mental health information, one in four has looked for health insurance information, and one in three […]
Overall, 73% of health seekers say the Internet has improved the health and medical information and services they receive. Overall, 73% of health seekers say the Internet has improved the health and medical information and services they receive. And when we asked in our online survey, “On the whole, have the online health resources you […]
Introduction College students are often considered a bellwether of Internet use, but the Internet is not the only technology they have incorporated into everyday life. Thanks to a plethora of technologies (video game consoles, computers, handheld devices, Internet) a range of entertainment options is at their disposal, a range that is much wider than was […]
Religious belief plays an important role in shaping public attitudes on several policy issues, from the dispute in the Middle East to the question of whether gays and lesbians should be permitted to marry. In particular, there is no doubt that belief in the biblical importance of Israel has a major impact on public opinion […]
In this section Mideast Sympathies Stable Less Opposition to Gay Marriage More Reservations About Death Penalty Physician-Assisted Suicide Scrap Tax Cuts for Health Insurance Anti-SUV Campaign Gets Little Traction Religion’s Influence Seen As Waning Religious belief plays an important role in shaping public attitudes on several policy issues, from the dispute in the Middle East […]