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About half of U.S. adults (52%) lived in middle-income households in 2022, according to our new analysis of government data.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
In arguing for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers that “the most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property.” Because the study of public opinion is often the study of the political factions in society, polls need to be able […]
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 167 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from April 7 to April 13, 2025. A total of 3,589 panelists responded out of 4,036 who were sampled, […]