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    The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today

    How lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults view Obergefell’s impact on social acceptance for LGBTQ people, 10 years after the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

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    Appendix C: Comparing the Center’s religion trends with those of other major surveys

    Pew Research Center has tracked trends in American religion since 2007 via the Religious Landscape Study (RLS) and since 2020 using the annual National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS). But the RLS and NPORS are hardly the only sources of survey data on religion in the United States. Among others, the General Social Survey (GSS) […]

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    4. Restrictions on religion in the world’s 25 most populous countries in 2021

    Egypt, Pakistan, India, Indonesia and Nigeria had the highest levels of overall restrictions (both government restrictions and social hostilities) among the 25 most populous countries in 2021. Japan, the United States, South Africa, Italy and Brazil had the lowest levels of overall restrictions among these countries. Each year we look separately at the 25 most […]

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    3. Relationships and caregiving among adults without children

    A majority of U.S. adults ages 50 and older who don’t have children say not having kids hasn’t had much of an impact on their personal relationships. And for the most part, they report that they rarely, if ever, felt pressure to have children when they were younger. Similarly, majorities of adults under 50 who […]

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    1. How well-known is ‘Latinx’ among U.S. Hispanics, and who uses it?

    Alternatives to the pan-ethnic labels Hispanic and Latino emerge every so often.[5.numoffset=”5″ Other alternative pan-ethnic labels for people who trace their heritage to Latin America and Spain include Latin@ and Latinu.] But none have been widely adopted or embraced by the population they are meant to describe. And few Hispanic adults have even heard of […]

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    1. How TikTok users view, experience the platform

    TikTok has grown in popularity in recent years, attracting users with short-form videos ranging from viral dances to product reviews to mental health stories. It’s also grown as a place for news – particularly among young people. And politicians and activists alike have used the platform to engage with issues they care about. To learn […]

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    3. Spiritual practices

    Asking about people’s activities, habits and rituals is one way to explore how abstract concepts such as spirituality and religion show up in everyday life. In this survey, we asked respondents to tell us whether they pursue a variety of activities – such as meditating and spending time in nature – for reasons that might […]

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    7. Candidate quality and what drives elected officials to run for office

    Americans’ negative feelings about politics today and elected officials extend to their views about the quality of the people who run for office and the reasons why they do. For the most part, these feelings don’t differ much across party lines – although dissatisfaction with the choices Americans have in elections is even more widespread […]

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    14. Spiritual and religious self-descriptions

    Nearly three-quarters say they’re spiritual, and 58% say they’re religious. Read about how these identities do – or don’t – overlap for some Americans. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.

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    2. How X users view, experience the platform

    For Americans who use X – about a quarter of adults, as of last year – it’s a place people turn to stay entertained, connect with others and keep up with what’s going on. At the same time, it’s a platform where change has been a constant, including Elon Musk’s rebranding of it from Twitter […]

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