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Experiences with estate planning and discussing end-of-life preferences
As part of our survey aimed at understanding how Americans are thinking about and experiencing aging, we asked U.S. adults some questions to learn: The survey of 8,750 U.S. adults was conducted Sept. 2-8, 2025. Read key findings from the full study. Who has done estate planning About three-in-ten U.S. adults say they have created: […]
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Public Broadcasting Fact Sheet
Hundreds of local and regional radio and television stations comprise the U.S. public media system.
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Twitter is the go-to social media site for U.S. journalists, but not for the public
The social media sites that journalists use most frequently for their jobs differ from those that the public turns to for news.
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Where in the world are people proud of their nation’s politics and economy, and why?
When people in 25 countries were asked what makes them proud of their country, at least some cited their political system and economy.
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Americans Are Critical of China’s Global Role – as Well as Its Relationship With Russia
Most Americans see little ability for the U.S. and China to cooperate on climate change policy or combating the spread of infectious disease. A majority of Americans continue to view the China-Russia partnership as a very serious problem for the U.S.
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5. Closing thoughts on ChatGPT and other steps in the evolution of humans, digital tools and systems by 2035
The following respondents wrote contributions that consider a wide range of issues tied to humans’ future in the digital age. Andy Opel, professor of communications at Florida State University, wrote, “The fall of 2022 introduced profound changes to the world with the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Five days later, over a million users had registered […]
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The political typology illustrates gaps in political values by age, race and ethnicity
The prevalence of Pew Research Center’s nine political typology groups varies considerably by age and across racial and ethnic groups. This variation mirrors these demographic divides in American politics today – both overall and in each of the partisan coalitions. This analysis is part of Pew Research Center’s 2026 Political Typology. To learn more about […]
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Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology
Our typology sorts the public into nine groups based on their political and cultural values, not their party – painting a picture of American politics with far more than two colors.
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U.S. women are outpacing men in college completion, including in every major racial and ethnic group
Today, 47% of U.S. women ages 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree, compared with 37% of men.
