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    2. Global migration change, 1990-2020

    Migration outpaced global population growth by 83% to 47% from 1990-2020. Buddhist and Muslim migrants more than doubled in number during this time.

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    Asian Americans Hold Mixed Views Around Affirmative Action

    About half of Asian adults who have heard of affirmative action (53%) say it is a good thing, 19% say it is a bad thing, and 27% say they don’t know whether it is good or bad. However, about three-quarters of all Asian adults (76%) say race or ethnicity should not factor into college admissions decisions.

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    2. How COVID-19 changed U.S. workplaces

    Kim Parker contributed to this chapter. The COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the U.S. labor market. Businesses shuttered, millions of Americans lost their jobs, and for many others their home became their workplace. We tracked these changes starting from the early months of the coronavirus outbreak. Our trends outline the journey workers have been through. […]

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    4. Japanese Americans’ views of Japan and other places

    Nearly all Japanese adults in the U.S. (92%) say they have a favorable opinion of Japan, including 63% who have a very favorable view. This is a more favorable rating than any other place asked about in the survey. And Japanese adults’ views of Japan are somewhat more positive than among other Asian adults,[9. numoffset=”9″ […]

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    2. Religious switching

    Millions of Americans have switched religions over the course of their lives, and most say their religiousness or spirituality has generally shifted too. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.

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    Understanding everyday life

    Quarterly Update A message from Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock · Subscribe ↗ Understanding everyday life Why is Pew Research Center studying tattoos, pets, friends, sports and tipping? These everyday experiences and choices may be disconnected from the major policy debates of the day, but they still tell us a lot about what’s affecting people’s well-being, […]

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    1. Religion and religious affiliation

    Despite growth in the share of people who are not religiously affiliated, religion continues to have significant consequences for American society and politics. As a result, we take great care in how we measure religious affiliation and related attitudes and behaviors. The decline of religion in the United States and many other Western democracies is […]