Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
This survey contains questions about the use of libraries and library services. It was used in the reports “Library Services in the Digital Age,” “Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading,” “Young Americans’ Library Habits and Expectations,” and “Mobile Connections to Libraries.”
As internet use grows– whether through a traditional computer, tablet, gaming device or cell phone – new techniques are being developed to conduct social research and measure people’s behavior and opinion while they are online. The Pew Research Center has been exploring these new techniques for measuring public opinion and critically evaluating how they compare […]
52% of adult cell owners use their phones while engaging with televised content; younger audiences are particularly active in these ‘connected viewing’ experiences
Most Americans continue to say they enjoy following the news. But the percentage saying they enjoy it “a lot,” while little changed since 2010, is significantly lower today than it was four years ago. Currently, 43% say they enjoy following the news a lot. That compares with 45% two years ago and 52% in 2008, […]