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fact sheetJul 23, 2025

National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS)

NPORS is an annual survey of U.S. adults conducted by the Pew Research Center used to to produce benchmark estimates for several topics.
reportJun 20, 2024

1. How Israelis view their government, institutions and leaders

Adults in Israel are closely divided on whether they trust the national government to do what is right for the country, and just 35% are optimistic about the future of Israel’s political system. Institutions such as the military, police and Supreme Court are generally seen as having a positive influence on society, though these views […]
short readsApr 24, 2023

Teens and social media: Key findings from Pew Research Center surveys

More than half of U.S. teens say it would be difficult for them to give up social media. 36% say they spend too much time on social media.
reportJun 29, 2023

2. Americans’ views of and experiences with activism on social media

From posting hashtags to finding like-minded communities, social media has transformed where, when and how people engage with civic and political activities. This chapter uses survey data to explore online activism on social media, including the ways people are engaging with issues they care about and the value they place on these platforms when it […]
reportJun 12, 2024

3. Facebook users’ experiences with news

Just 37% of Facebook users say news is a reason they use the site, but most see some news content there – often from friends or family.
short readsFeb 2, 2024

5 facts about how Americans use Facebook, two decades after its launch

Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (68%) say they ever use Facebook, a share that has remained relatively flat since 2016.
reportOct 10, 2024

Americans’ Views of 2024 Election News

About three-quarters of U.S. adults say they’ve seen inaccurate election news at least somewhat often, and many say it’s hard to tell what’s true.
reportJun 7, 2023

Life on Social Media Platforms, in Users’ Own Words

In focus groups, highly engaged social media users describe the purposes that different platforms serve for them, their choices about what to reveal and how they try to anticipate any hostile reactions that could be lurking.
data essaySep 13, 2024

How U.S. Public Opinion Has Changed in 20 Years of Our Surveys

We took a closer look at how Americans’ views and experiences have evolved on a variety of topics over the last 20 years.
reportMar 13, 2024

2. Government reform, special interests and the media

Though political systems vary across the 24 countries surveyed,[1. The 24 countries surveyed include parliamentary republics, presidential republics, constitutional monarchies, federal republics and semi-presidential republics.] citizens in each call for similarly broad changes to government rules and norms. In most countries surveyed, government reform – including calls for transparency, term limits and adjusting the balance […]