The United States at 250: How the Country Has Changed in the Past 50 Years
As America turns 250, explore how demographics, work, family and economics have shifted since 1976, based on 50 years of Census data.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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30% of Americans Consult Astrology, Tarot Cards or Fortune Tellers
Most who use astrology (or a horoscope), tarot cards or a fortune teller say they do so just for fun rather than for insights about life.
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Tuned-Out Middle
Largely disconnected from politics, they tilt liberal on economic concerns but not on social issues Tuned-Out Middle are defined largely by their relatively low levels of interest in politics and participation in elections. While they are roughly equally likely to associate with the Republican and Democratic parties, most don’t identify as partisans, and they tend […]
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U.S. women are outpacing men in college completion, including in every major racial and ethnic group
Today, 47% of U.S. women ages 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree, compared with 37% of men.
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Rising Number of U.S. Households Are Headed by Married Same-Sex Couples
The number of households headed by same-sex couples in the U.S. has risen steadily, but they represent a small share of all married couples.
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5. Religious importance and religious affiliation
By some measures, the world’s most religious countries are mostly in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
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Methodology
This study of religious radio in the United States uses three different data sources with accompanying methodologies: This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at https://www.pewresearch.org/pew-knight/. The American Trends […]
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4. Spiritual and religious practices
Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread. Others, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, vary more by country.
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2. How different groups of U.S. Hispanics describe ‘machismo’
Descriptions of machismo differ among Hispanics by language dominance, nativity and immigrant generation, and whether their partner is also Hispanic.
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Ahead of Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections, most Mexicans approve of the law that implemented them
Two-thirds of Mexicans now say they approve of the policy, including 31% who strongly approve.