featureMay 8, 2025 Americans’ Trust in One Another Americans trust each other less than they did a few decades ago. We explore why this is, and why some are more trusting than others.
videoJan 5, 2022 Trust in America: How do Americans view economic inequality? Amid rising inequality, many Americans feel that the U.S. economic system is unfair and generally favors powerful special interests.
short readsDec 13, 2022 Striking findings from 2022 Here’s a look back at the past year and some of its biggest news events through 15 of our most striking research findings.
short readsAug 29, 2024 From ‘traditional’ to ‘open-minded,’ how Americans describe themselves Roughly six-in-ten Republicans (58%) describe themselves as traditional, but just 19% of Democrats say the same.
decodedJul 23, 2021 ‘What’s the difference between income and wealth?’ and other common questions about economic concepts Economic concepts aren’t always as understandable to the rest of us as they are to economists, and the jargon can be difficult to parse.
short readsJun 12, 2024 72% of U.S. high school teachers say cellphone distraction is a major problem in the classroom Some 72% of high school teachers say that students being distracted by cellphones is a major problem in their classroom.
featureJul 21, 2021 Are you in the global middle class? Find out with our income calculator 17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
short readsMay 15, 2024 A quarter of U.S. teachers say AI tools do more harm than good in K-12 education High school teachers are more likely than elementary and middle school teachers to hold negative views about AI tools in education.
reportApr 4, 2024 What Public K-12 Teachers Want Americans To Know About Teaching Many public K-12 teachers say people should know that teaching is hard job, and that teachers care about students and deserve respect.
reportMar 18, 2021 The Pandemic Stalls Growth in the Global Middle Class, Pushes Poverty Up Sharply The global middle class consisted of 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic.