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short readsJul 31, 2017

Gen Zers, Millennials and Gen Xers outvoted Boomers and older generations in 2016 election

Generation Zers, Millennials and Generation Xers cast 69.6 million votes in 2016, a slight majority of the 137.5 million total votes cast.
reportApr 27, 2017

Methodology

This project – using the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, as a case study model – examines the question of how media coverage of a current issue in the news relates to public interest in the issue and its relevance to their own lives.
short readsJul 19, 2017

More U.S. households are renting than at any point in 50 years

The number of U.S. households renting their home increased significantly between 2006 and 2016, as did the share.
reportAug 10, 2017

Theme 1: Trust will strengthen because systems will improve and people will adapt to them and more broadly embrace them

A plurality of respondents expect participation in online interactions to grow in the next decade. They cited a variety of reasons, including 1) continued improvement of global security and personal privacy in technical systems, as well as civic and industry support for social strategies, that will in turn build trust; and 2) people’s increased capacity […]
reportJul 11, 2017

Online Harassment 2017

Roughly four-in-ten Americans have personally experienced online harassment, and 62% consider it a major problem.
reportAug 31, 2017

After 500 Years, Reformation-Era Divisions Have Lost Much of Their Potency

As Protestants prepare to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, two new surveys show the theological differences that split Western Christianity in the 1500s have diminished.
reportJun 22, 2017

4. Views of guns and gun violence

Most Americans say gun violence is a problem in the U.S., but fewer see this as a problem in their local community. Overall, half of all U.S adults say gun violence is a very big problem in this country, and an additional 33% say it is a moderately big problem. By comparison, less than half […]
reportAug 29, 2017

Republicans Divided in Views of Trump’s Conduct; Democrats Are Broadly Critical

A majority of Republicans express mixed or negative feelings about Donald Trump’s conduct as president, while nearly nine-in-ten Democrats don’t like the way he conducts himself.
reportJul 11, 2017

5. Other types of negative experiences online

While the main focus of this report is the prevalence and impact of specific harassing behaviors, the phenomenon of online harassment takes place within a broader context of negative experiences. This chapter documents three other categories of invasive or inappropriate behaviors people might encounter online: nonconsensual sexual imagery, untrue information and “emergent” forms of invasive […]
short readsJun 13, 2017

5 key findings about LGBT Americans

Americans’ views toward those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) have changed substantially in recent years.

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Theme 1: Trust will strengthen because systems will improve and people will adapt to them and more broadly embrace them

After 500 Years, Reformation-Era Divisions Have Lost Much of Their Potency

Republicans Divided in Views of Trump’s Conduct; Democrats Are Broadly Critical