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    Methodology

    The analysis in this report is based on two nationally representative online surveys conducted by Pew Research Center. The general public survey (Sample 1) was conducted Nov. 17-Dec. 1, 2016, among a sample of 2,029 adults 18 years of age or older. The survey of adults who took or needed or wanted to take leave […]

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    Methodology

    The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted February 7-12, 2017 among a national sample of 1,503 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (377 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 1,126 were interviewed on a cell phone, including […]

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    6. Religious beliefs and practices

    While Americans overall have become somewhat less religious in recent years, measures of various beliefs and practices have been relatively stable among those who identify with a religion (e.g., Protestants, Catholics). The current survey shows a similar pattern among U.S. Muslims. About four-in-ten Muslims say they attend religious services at least weekly, and a similar […]

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    3. The Muslim American experience in the Trump era

    U.S. Muslims clearly express concerns and worries about the future of the country and their place in American society in the wake of Donald Trump’s election as president. Most Muslims are dissatisfied with the direction the country is going, which is a reversal of opinion from 2011. Majorities of U.S. Muslims view the Republican Party […]

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    4. Views of guns and gun violence

    Most Americans say gun violence is a problem in the U.S., but fewer see this as a problem in their local community. Overall, half of all U.S adults say gun violence is a very big problem in this country, and an additional 33% say it is a moderately big problem. By comparison, less than half […]

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    1. Part I: An analysis of individuals’ online news habits over the course of one week

    The first part of this report examines individuals’ online news tendencies over the course of one week. To do this, as indicated in the illustration below, the frequency of each respondent’s behavior was calculated as a percent of all the times he or she reported getting news online. For example, if someone got news 10 […]