8 facts about Americans with disabilities
Overall, there are about 42.5 million Americans with disabilities, making up 13% of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Overall, there are about 42.5 million Americans with disabilities, making up 13% of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
People in advanced and emerging economies have mixed feelings about social media’s impact on political life.
People face a number of choices in managing their online privacy, and each person approaches these from a different angle. Some people are tech-savvy and confident in their ability to protect their data. Others are overwhelmed trying to navigate the privacy settings that tech companies make available. And while many are concerned about their privacy, […]
The landscape of social media is ever-changing, especially among teens who often are on the leading edge of this space. A new survey of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 finds that TikTok has established itself as one of the top online platforms for U.S. teens, while the share of teens who use Facebook has fallen sharply.
In April 2021, we followed up with many of the same parents surveyed in March 2020 on their children’s use of technology and social media.
Pew Research Center worked with PSB Insights to conduct four live, online focus groups with a total of 16 U.S. 13- to 17-year-olds. The focus groups were conducted online Jan. 12-13, 2022. The research plan for these focus groups was submitted to an external institutional review board (IRB), Advarra, which is an independent committee of […]
Many people stare down face recognition technology every day as they unlock their smartphones. But this technology also has applications in people’s places of work. Employers can use it to clock workers in and out, screen candidates during the hiring process or even monitor employees’ productivity. While some employers say this technology will increase efficiency, […]
Here’s a look back at the past year and some of its biggest news events through 15 of our most striking research findings.
Nearly half of these expert respondents said much-more-immersive virtual settings will not have significantly broader influence in people’s daily lives by 2040. Some said the buzz about extended reality (XR) is mostly what one called “typical tech hype.” A share of them said they expect this cluster of technologies is likely to make a few […]
Adoption of key technologies by those in the oldest age group has grown markedly since about a decade ago.
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