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    Methodology

    The data for the historical analysis in this report is derived from the Annual Social and Economic Supplements (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS), which are conducted in March of every year. The specific files used in this report are from March 1971 to March 2023 and contain data on the annual income of […]

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    Methodology

    The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in […]

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    2. Income

    In arguing for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers that “the most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property.” Because the study of public opinion is often the study of the political factions in society, polls need to be able […]

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    Global – August 2026

    Global Attitudes & Trends A digest of the Center’s latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research · Subscribe ↗ In the news Indians three times more likely than Pakistanis to favour US: Pew Hindustan Times More than half of Americans think kids should learn Spanish at school — as 45 million people speak […]

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    Methodology

    The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in […]

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    Support grows for school cellphone bans

    Internet, Science & Tech A monthly digest of the Center’s latest research on how the internet, science and technology are impacting society · Subscribe ↗ Media mentions More than half of Americans support banning social media for youth: Survey The Hill 56% of U.S. adults would support a social media ban for teens CNET Full school […]

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    Views of all-day school cellphone bans

    Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The number of democracies with a constitution that is harder to amend than the U.S. founding document.