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    Social Media Usage: 2005-2015

    Nearly two-thirds of American adults (65%) use social networking sites, up from 7% when Pew Research Center began tracking social media usage in 2005.

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    Millennials and Political News

    Millennials rely on Facebook for their political news, while Baby Boomers turn to local TV. And while Millennials are less engaged with political news, they trust news sources as much as older generations do.

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    Chapter Three: A “Week in the Life” Analysis of Smartphone Users

    Pew Research Center technology surveys (such as those that form the basis of Chapters 1 and 2 of this report) typically ask respondents whether they use various devices or online platforms, the ways in which they incorporate those tools and platforms into their lives, and the impact of those technologies on their attitudes and experiences. […]

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    The art and science of the scatterplot

    This type of chart is growing more popular, but just half of those with a high school education or less correctly interpreted one in our science quiz.

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    The American Middle Class Is Losing Ground

    After more than four decades of serving as the nation’s economic majority, the U.S. middle class is now matched in size by those in the economic tiers above and below it.

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    U.S. Smartphone Use in 2015

    Nearly two-thirds of Americans now own a smartphone. 19% of Americans rely to some extent on a smartphone for internet access, but the connections to digital resources that they offer are tenuous for many of these users.

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    Engagement in and Satisfaction with One’s City Connect to Stronger News Habits

    A consistent finding across these metro areas is that individuals with strong engagement in local civic and community life as well as those who give their city a high rating as a place to live display stronger local news habits. Civic Engagement and News In each of the three diverse cities studied, the most engaged […]

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    Appendix C: The News Sources

    In Wave 1 of the American Trends Panel questionnaire, Web respondents were asked a series of questions about news sources for information about government and politics. Respondents were first asked whether they have heard of 36 sources. Icons for the sources were arrayed on two screens of 18 sources each, randomized within each screen, as […]