Understanding error bars in charts
Error bars illustrate the margin of error for a survey estimate by showing how precise that estimate is. Here are some answers to common questions that might help you better understand charts with error bars.
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Appendix: Classifying European political parties
Classifying parties as populist Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high levels of anti-elitism, definitions of populism vary. We use three measures to classify populist parties: anti-elite ratings from the 2019 Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHES), Norris’ Global Party Survey and The PopuList. We define a party as populist when […]
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The gender gap in AI
Does gender factor into how people use and think about artificial intelligence (AI)? In some ways, it does. Men report using chatbots more regularly than women and are more likely to turn to them for a variety of things, including work. Women, on the other hand, are more skeptical about AI, including how it will impact […]
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Republicans, Democrats continue to differ sharply on voting access
About six-in-ten Americans support no-excuse early or absentee voting, but partisan divides remain, with GOP support falling sharply since 2018.
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Appendix A: Survey Methodology
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 183 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Data was also drawn from other interviews from prior and subsequent waves with this same set of respondents (see “Linking the typology survey […]
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Methodology
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 189 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted March 16-22, 2026. A total of 3,524 panelists responded out of 4,053 who were sampled, for a survey-level response […]
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The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 157 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted Oct. 7-13, 2024, among a sample of ATP members who indicated that they currently work either full or part […]
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The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 192 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted April 20-26, 2026. A total of 5,103 panelists responded out of 5,898 who were sampled, for a survey-level response […]
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The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 192 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted April 20-26, 2026. A total of 5,103 panelists responded out of 5,898 who were sampled, for a survey-level response […]
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The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 190 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from March 23 to March 29, 2026. A total of 3,507 panelists responded out of 4,046 who were sampled, […]
