Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Muslim Americans are a heavily immigrant population. Of those age 18 and older, more than six-in-ten (63%) were born abroad, and many are relative newcomers to the United States: Fully one-quarter of all U.S. Muslim adults (25%) have arrived in this country since 2000. The Muslim American population also is significantly younger and more racially […]
As noted in the introduction to this report, our definition of smartphone ownership includes a question based on the platform (operating system) of each respondent’s phone. The relative adoption rates for different platforms among all cell owners and within the smartphone population are as follows:[5.numoffset=”5″ Our findings for the proportion of smartphone owners with Android, […]
Navigate this page: Religious Traditions Organizational Structure Tax Status Advocacy Expenditures Issue Agendas Constituency Size Staff and Facilities Methods and Strategies Updated May 15, 2012 Major Characteristics of Religious Advocacy Groups Advocacy groups represent a growing variety of faiths in Washington. They also vary greatly in staff size, yearly financial expenditures and other characteristics that […]
Eight in ten adult internet users look for information online. Again, 80% of internet users have looked online for information about at least one of the following topics:[11.numoffset=”11″ “Health Topics” (2011). See: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/Reports/2011/HealthTopics.aspx] Internet access drives information access. Since one-quarter of U.S. adults do not go online, the percentage of health information seekers is lower […]