Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
This report reflects the responses to the sixth Future of the Internet survey, a canvassing of experts about their attitudes on the likely future impacts of evolving communications networks. Experts’ remarks in the previous five surveys generally expressed enthusiasm about the potential benefits of technological evolution. In this, the 2014 survey, their optimistic responses are […]
This posting links to an article by Pew Research Center’s Rick Fry on four takeaways from the Census Bureau’s release of annual income and poverty data.
In 2011, 7.7 million children were living in the same household as at least one of their grandparents.[4. numoffset=”4″ Only grandchildren who have a co-resident grandparent who is the head of the household, the spouse of the head, or the parent or parent-in-law of the head of household can be easily linked to that grandparent. […]
One of the most striking findings from a recent Pew Research Center survey of general publics across the globe was the degree to which people see the gap between rich and poor as a major challenge. In 31 of 39 nations, half or more of those polled said inequality is a very big problem in their country.
In 2011, fully 7 million grandparents were living in the same household as their grandchildren. This marks a 22% increase from 2000, when 5.8 million grandparents lived with their grandchildren, and a 13% increase from 2007. As is the case with co-resident grandchildren, the number of grandparents rose notably during the recession and is beginning […]
Racially diverse, economically stressed and politically liberal, Millennials are building their own networks through social media – rather than through political parties, organized religion or marriage. Half now call themselves political independents, the highest share of any generation.
This is the fourth year for the popular Unmentionables panel at Health 2.0, covering topics that aren’t discussed in health care.
In the 2000s, poverty rose more in Republican congressional districts than in Democratic districts, though it’s still more prevalent in Democratic districts.
This section looks at a variety of economic, educational, health, political and social indicators to assess change in the relative well-being of black and white Americans in recent decades. The data present a mixed picture. The economic gulf between blacks and whites that was present a half century ago has not disappeared. Measures of household […]
In China, one of the greatest economic transformations in history is taking place, as millions move from poverty into the middle class.
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