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short readsNov 14, 2019

Two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization

Two-thirds of Americans say marijuana use should be legal, reflecting a steady increase over the past decade.
reportSep 10, 2019

1. Deployment, combat and their consequences

About six-in-ten veterans (61%) say they were deployed away from their permanent duty station at least once while they were on active duty, with roughly three-in-ten (29%) saying they were deployed three or more times. Roughly four-in-ten veterans (38%) were not deployed at all during their time in the military. Post-9/11 veterans are much more […]
reportDec 12, 2019

3. Household patterns by age and gender

People move between different types of households throughout their lives. Someone born into a two-parent home might become a member of an extended-family household when a grandmother moves in, live as a couple with their spouse in middle adulthood and end up in a solo household after that partner dies. Differences in living arrangements are […]
data essaySep 5, 2019

The challenges of using machine learning to identify gender in images

This essay on the lessons we learned about deep learning systems and gender recognition is one part of a three-part examination of issues relating to machine vision technology.
reportNov 15, 2019

Americans Have Positive Views About Religion’s Role in Society, but Want It Out of Politics

A large majority of Americans feel that religion is losing influence in public life, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center survey.
short readsSep 23, 2019

United Nations gets mostly positive marks from people around the world

As leaders meet for the General Assembly, the United Nations has a mostly positive international image. Read key facts about how people worldwide view the UN.
reportNov 20, 2019

Mobile Divides in Emerging Economies

As ownership of mobile phones, especially smartphones, spreads rapidly across the globe, there are still notable numbers of people in emerging economies who don’t have access to mobile phones. And even phone owners struggle with connectivity, costs and security issues.
reportDec 10, 2019

Measuring community type in Europe, from big cities to country villages

How an outside measure of community type compares with Europeans’ own descriptions of where they live.
short readsOct 23, 2019

A small group of prolific users account for a majority of political tweets sent by U.S. adults

These users make up just 6% of all U.S. adults with public accounts, but they account for 73% of tweets from adults that mention politics.
short readsNov 19, 2019

Protests in Lebanon highlight ubiquity of WhatsApp, dissatisfaction with government

Amid unrest, here is a closer look at Lebanon’s widespread use of WhatsApp, as well as unhappiness with the political and economic situation.

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Two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization

3. Household patterns by age and gender

The challenges of using machine learning to identify gender in images

Americans Have Positive Views About Religion’s Role in Society, but Want It Out of Politics

United Nations gets mostly positive marks from people around the world

Measuring community type in Europe, from big cities to country villages