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short readsJun 9, 2017

Christians faced widespread harassment in 2015, but mostly in Christian-majority countries

Christians were harassed by governments or social groups in a total of 128 countries in 2015 – more countries than any other religious group.
reportMar 31, 2017

Are Telephone Polls Understating Support for Trump?

An experiment comparing responses to 27 questions fielded on both a telephone and a web survey found no significant mode differences in overall opinion about Trump or many of his signature policy positions.
reportNov 8, 2017

Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century

Concentrated in Europe, Orthodox Christians have declined as share of the global Christian population, from 20% in 1910 to 12% today. But the Ethiopian community is highly observant and growing.
reportMay 15, 2017

What Low Response Rates Mean for Telephone Surveys

Telephone polls still provide accurate data on a wide range of social, demographic and political variables, but some weaknesses persist.
short readsMay 25, 2017

A third of Americans live in a household with three or more smartphones

The growing prevalence of cellphones comes as the typical American household now contains a wide range of connected devices.
reportJul 26, 2017

7. How the U.S. general public views Muslims and Islam

In general, Americans continue to express mixed views of both Muslims and Islam. But on some measures, opinions about Muslims and Islam have become more positive in recent years. More Americans express “warmer” feelings toward Muslims on a thermometer scale than they have in the past, while there has been a decline in the share […]
short readsOct 25, 2016

Oversampling is used to study small groups, not bias poll results

As oversampling and its possible effect on presidential polls are spotlighted ahead of Election Day, learn more about this practice and how pollsters adjust for it.
reportJun 29, 2017

Appendix: References

Anderson, Monica. 2017. “African immigrant population in U.S. steadily climbs.” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, February. Baker, Bryan and Nancy Rytina. 2014. “Estimates of the Lawful Permanent Resident Population in the United States: January 2013.” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, September. Blumberg, Stephen J. and Julian V. Luke. 2015. […]
reportJun 6, 2017

Theme 7: Whether or not people disconnect, the dangers are real. Security and civil liberties issues are being magnified by the rapid rise of the Internet of Things

Many respondents to this canvassing said they are certain that there will be more attacks with more devastating results as billions more things and people become interconnected online and systems become more complex and difficult to manage. Some say these security concerns are likely to lead to regulation, although it might not take place until […]
reportApr 24, 2017

Appendix C: Shares of adults who are lower, middle or upper income based on their gross household income

This appendix shows the shares of adults in a country who are in the lower-, middle- and upper-income tiers using either disposable (after-tax) or gross (pretax) household income to define the boundaries of the income tiers. Middle-income households have incomes that are two-thirds to double the national median income, after incomes have been adjusted for […]

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Christians faced widespread harassment in 2015, but mostly in Christian-majority countries

Are Telephone Polls Understating Support for Trump?

What Low Response Rates Mean for Telephone Surveys

Oversampling is used to study small groups, not bias poll results

Appendix: References

Theme 7: Whether or not people disconnect, the dangers are real. Security and civil liberties issues are being magnified by the rapid rise of the Internet of Things

Appendix C: Shares of adults who are lower, middle or upper income based on their gross household income