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    1. Diversity in the STEM workforce varies widely across jobs

    As the U.S. has transformed rapidly to an information-based economy, employment in science, technology, engineering and math occupations has grown – outpacing overall job growth. Since 1990, STEM employment has grown 79% (9.7 million to 17.3 million) and computer jobs have seen a whopping 338% increase over the same period. Using a broad definition of […]

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    6. Many Americans say they liked math and science in school, thought about a STEM career

    One of the first ways Americans encounter science, technology, engineering and math is through their early education. And many look back fondly at their science and math classes during this time in their lives. Three-quarters of Americans say they liked science classes in grades K-12, citing labs and activities as a key reason why. And, […]

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    1. Matching the American Trends Panel to voter files

    In addition to their use as survey sample sources, voter files are commonly used in political research by matching and linking them to people who have responded to polls or are found in various lists such as members of the clergy or physicians. Efforts to link public vote records to surveys go back several decades […]

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    2. Geography and characteristics of Northern Triangle immigrants

    Worldwide, more than eight-in-ten migrants born in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras live in the United States, according to United Nations estimates. That included 89% of Salvadoran migrants, 86% of Guatemalans and 82% of Hondurans in 2015. Among all those born in El Salvador worldwide – those who live in El Salvador and those who […]

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    1. How different weighting methods work

    Historically, public opinion surveys have relied on the ability to adjust their datasets using a core set of demographics – sex, age, race and ethnicity, educational attainment, and geographic region – to correct any imbalances between the survey sample and the population. These are all variables that are correlated with a broad range of attitudes […]

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    17 striking findings from 2017

    Pew Research Center studies a wide array of topics both in the U.S. and around the world. Read 17 findings that stood out to us in 2017.

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    1. The positives of digital life

    The greatest share of participants in this canvassing said their own experience and their observed experience among friends is that digital life improves many of the dimensions of their work, play and home lives. They cited broad changes for the better as the internet revolutionized everything, from the most pressing intellectual and emotional experiences to […]