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    3. Black Americans’ views on transgender and nonbinary issues

    The intersection of race with gender identity and sexuality presents a unique set of challenges for Black Americans. Although most Black adults say they experience discrimination because of their race (79%), many scholars and activists say the nature of discrimination changes when people have multiple identities. This compounded nature of inequality was termed “intersectionality” in […]

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    Appendix A: Adjusting for mode effects when combining telephone surveys and the American Trends Panel

    Since 2018, Pew Research Center’s primary U.S. public opinion source has been online surveys conducted on the nationally representative American Trends Panel. Previously, telephone surveys were the Center’s primary U.S. public opinion source. This transition from telephone to online surveys was necessary for a variety of reasons, including declining cooperation rates by telephone and increasing […]

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    5. What makes for a fulfilling life?

    When asked what it takes to lead a fulfilling life, the public prioritizes job satisfaction and friendship over marriage and parenthood. Some 71% of all adults say having a job or career they enjoy is extremely or very important in order for people to live a fulfilling life. And 61% say having close friends is […]

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    Key facts about U.S. poll workers

    What do poll workers do, and how many typically help in general elections? Read about state requirements for these temporary election staffers and more.

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    Acknowledgments

    This report was written by Kiana Cox, research associate. Editorial guidance was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research and Juliana Menasce Horowitz, associate director, social and demographic trends research. Guidance on the communications strategy and outreach was provided by Tanya Arditi, communications manager.     The report was number checked by Carolyne Im, […]