Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/internet. Primary researchers Michelle Faverio, Research Analyst Olivia Sidoti, Research AssistantMonica Anderson, Director, Internet and Technology Research Research team Jeffrey Gottfried, Associate Director, ResearchColleen McClain, Senior ResearcherEugenie Park, Research Assistant Editorial and graphic design Kaitlyn Radde, […]
While experiences with loneliness don’t differ much by gender, men seem to turn to their networks less often for connection and emotional support.
Some 3.4% of K-12 students in the United States were homeschooled during the 2022-23 academic year.
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
Today, nearly all U.S. teens (96%) say they use the internet every day. And the share of teens who report being online “almost constantly” has roughly doubled since 2014-2015 (24% vs. 46%).
Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.
In both parties, the share that say the higher education system is going in the wrong direction has gone up by at least 10 percentage points since 2020.
Similar shares of adults say there’s too little emphasis on encouraging boys and girls to be leaders.
We asked U.S. teens how common a variety of problems are among students at their school. Anxiety and depression tops the list, with 30% of teens saying it’s extremely or very common at their school. About one-in-five teens (22%) say bullying is extremely or very common at their school. A similar share (19%) say the […]
Around nine-in-ten U.S. adults say marijuana should be legal either for medical or recreational use. Just 12% say the drug should not be legal at all.
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