Understanding how 2020 election polls performed and what it might mean for other kinds of survey work
Many who follow polls are asking how these errors could happen. Here, we’ll take a preliminary shot at answering that question.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Recent protest attendees are more racially and ethnically diverse, younger than Americans overall
Americans who recently protested are more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.
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20 striking findings from 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, here are 20 striking findings from our studies, covering notable trends that emerged during the year.
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Growing Share of Americans Say They Plan To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine – or Already Have
77% think vaccinations will benefit the economy.
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Methodology
About Pew Research Center’s Fall 2019 Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Kantar Public UK. The results are based on a representative sample of adults in Taiwan. More details about our international survey methodology and sample designs are available here. Country: Taiwan Year: 2019 Survey: International […]
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In Views of U.S. Democracy, Widening Partisan Divides Over Freedom to Peacefully Protest
A majority of Americans say significant changes are needed in the “fundamental design and structure of American government.”
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As COVID-19 cases increase, most Americans support ‘no excuse’ absentee voting
65% of Americans say the option to vote early or absentee should be available to any voter without requiring a documented reason.
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Younger, more educated U.S. adults are more likely to take part in citizen science research
One-in-ten U.S. adults say they have taken part in citizen science in the past year, and 26% say they have ever done so.
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59% of U.S. parents with lower incomes say their child may face digital obstacles in schoolwork
38% of parents with children whose K-12 schools closed in the spring said that their child was likely to face digital obstacles in schoolwork.
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As family structures change in U.S., a growing share of Americans say it makes no difference
45% of Americans don’t think it makes a difference that there is growing variety in the types of family arrangements people live in.