What the data says about Americans’ views of climate change
Two-thirds of Americans say the United States should prioritize developing renewable energy sources over expanding the production of fossil fuels.
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Prevailing view among Americans is that U.S. influence in the world is weakening – and China’s is growing
Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.
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Americans are divided over U.S. role globally and whether international engagement can solve problems
There are differences by age in Americans’ attitudes about whether the U.S. should focus more on domestic problems or be more globally active.
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A year later, a look back at public opinion about the U.S. military exit from Afghanistan
Here’s how people in the U.S. and elsewhere have viewed the troop evacuation and its aftermath, and their broader attitudes about the war.
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What Do Americans Know About International Affairs?
Older Americans, those with more education and men tend to score better on our 12-question quiz about international knowledge. Republicans and Democrats have roughly the same levels of international knowledge, while conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats tend to score better than their more moderate counterparts.
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4. Black Americans’ views on systemic change
When it comes to how Black people are treated in the United States, most Black adults think several major U.S. institutions need large-scale changes to ensure fairness. They are particularly critical of various aspects of the criminal justice system, including policing, prisons and the courts. Despite this criticism, the majority of Black adults want funding […]
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3. Internet, smartphone and social media use
Pew Research Center first started asking about internet use internationally in 2002. Twenty years later, internet use among adults in several countries has increased dramatically. The way people use and access the internet has changed since then, so our question has changed as well. In 2002, we first asked whether people used a computer at […]
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Violent crime is a key midterm voting issue, but what does the data say?
With Election Day approaching, here’s a closer look at voter attitudes on violent crime and an analysis of the nation’s violent crime rate.
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What Is News?
As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut.
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How Republicans view their party and key issues facing the country as the 118th Congress begins
Republicans now hold a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Here’s a look at their views on key issues and the GOP’s future.