State of the Union 2022: How Americans view major national issues
Here’s a look at public opinion on some of the key issues facing the country, drawn from recent Pew Research Center surveys.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Here’s a look at public opinion on some of the key issues facing the country, drawn from recent Pew Research Center surveys.
Many experts say public online spaces will significantly improve by 2035 if reformers, big technology firms, governments and activists tackle the problems created by misinformation, disinformation and toxic discourse. Others expect continuing troubles as digital tools and forums are used to exploit people’s frailties, stoke their rage and drive them apart.
The U.S. murder rate rose 30% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year increase in more than a century.
Pew Research Center’s political typology provides a roadmap to today’s fractured political landscape. It organizes the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. Even in a polarized era, the 2021 survey reveals deep divisions in both partisan coalitions.
Americans in 2022 find themselves in an environment that is at once greatly improved and frustratingly familiar.
Most Black Catholic churchgoers are racial minorities in their congregations, unlike White and Hispanic Catholics – and Black Protestants
Republicans and Democrats differ substantially over several sources of meaning in life, including faith, freedom, health and hobbies.
More Black adults now say the country has work to do to address racial inequality; attitudes of White adults have changed little since 2019.
Across 34 countries, a median of 65% said in 2019 they felt pessimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor in their country.
The public is more likely to have heard “a lot” about ongoing confrontations between police and protesters than several other stories.
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