When it comes to raising the minimum wage, most of the action is in cities and states, not Congress
The $7.25 federal minimum wage is used in just 21 states, which collectively account for about 40% of all U.S. wage and salary workers.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The $7.25 federal minimum wage is used in just 21 states, which collectively account for about 40% of all U.S. wage and salary workers.
Here’s a look at public opinion on some of the key issues facing the country, drawn from recent Pew Research Center surveys.
The share of adults who are “basically content” with the federal government has risen to the highest point since 2004, driven by Democrats.
Majorities of Americans say the federal government, businesses and other actors are doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change.
46% of U.S. adults say the area where they live has had an extreme weather event over the past 12 months.
Polls can’t predict the future. But they are the best tool to reveal the public’s priorities and values, and why people vote the way they do.
Increasing representation in science is seen as important for attracting more Hispanic people to science.
Publics disagree about whether restrictions on public activity, such as stay-at-home orders or mandates to wear masks in public, have gone far enough to combat COVID-19.
Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years.
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time.
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