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Climate Change Remains Top Global Threat Across 19-Country Survey
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More Americans now say government should take steps to restrict false information online than in 2018
48% of US adults say the government should restrict false information online, even if it means losing some freedom to access/publish content.
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About four-in-ten Americans say social media is an important way of following COVID-19 vaccine news
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Acknowledgments
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends/ D’Vera Cohn, Senior Writer/EditorAnna Brown, Research AssociateMark Hugo Lopez, Director, Race and Ethnicity ResearchKim Parker, Director, Social Trends ResearchJuliana Horowitz, Associate Director, ResearchJesse Bennett, Research AssistantDeja Thomas, Former Research AssistantStella Sechopoulos, Research AssistantLuis […]
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How younger U.S. Jews are similar to – and different from – older U.S. Jews
Jews ages 18 to 29 are just as likely as those 65 and older to say they attend religious services at least monthly (22% each).
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Republicans increasingly critical of several major U.S. institutions, including big corporations and banks
Republicans are critical of how major institutions, from large corporations and tech companies to universities and K-12 public schools, are affecting the U.S.
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U.S. Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the 2010s
The U.S. Hispanic population reached 62.1 million in 2020, an increase of 23% over the previous decade.
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10 facts about the death penalty in the U.S.
Here’s a closer look at public opinion on the death penalty, as well as key facts about the nation’s use of capital punishment.
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America’s Abortion Quandary
A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal abortion say it should be legal in some circumstances.