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    Methodology

    The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in both […]

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    4. Levels of government: Federal, state, local

    Americans have long had a more favorable view of their state and local governments than the federal government, and this continues to be the case today. About two-thirds (66%) say they have a favorable view of their local government, compared with 54% who have a favorable view of their state government and just 32% who […]

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    3. Internet, smartphone and social media use

    Pew Research Center first started asking about internet use internationally in 2002. Twenty years later, internet use among adults in several countries has increased dramatically. The way people use and access the internet has changed since then, so our question has changed as well. In 2002, we first asked whether people used a computer at […]

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    Methodology

    Pew Research Center’s Spring 2021 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup and Langer Research Associates. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. More details about our international survey methodology and country-specific sample designs are available here. Results for the U.S. […]

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    Detailed tables

    The following tables show results for each of the six questions in the church-state separation scale by religious affiliation and other demographic factors, as well as by where people fall on the overall scale.