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    Acknowledgments

    This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at https://www.pewresearch.org/topics/politics-online/ Primary researchers Maeve Duggan, Research Associate Aaron Smith, Associate Director, Research Research team Lee Rainie, Director, Internet, Science and Technology Research Paul Hitlin, Senior Researcher Meg Hefferon, Research Assistant Andrew Perrin, Research Assistant […]

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    Information Overload

    Most Americans like their choices in today’s information-saturated world. But 20% feel overloaded, and there are stresses for those with fewer pathways to the internet or who feel they are expected to do too much information gathering.

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    3. Capital platforms: online selling and home sharing

    Digital work platforms allow users to earn money from their labor – in other words, their time or skills. But other platforms allow them to earn money from their capital (in other words, things that they own or possess). This survey examined two types of these capital platforms: home-sharing sites, where people can rent out […]

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    3. Most common petition subjects

    In addition to measuring the overall volume of petitions on “We the People,” Pew Research Center also conducted a content analysis to determine which issues resonated with users of the site.[4. numoffset=”4″ In this analysis, researchers coded up to two different topics for each petition. See the methodology for details.] This analysis finds that a few […]

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    3. Greater digital readiness translates to higher level of use of technology in learning

    Another way to understand digital readiness and its connection to use of tech tools in learning is to simply compare measures of digital readiness to the likelihood people use digital tools to pursue personal learning. This section does that by looking at: Whether people used the internet in the course of their personal learning in […]

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    4. Public attitudes towards online gig work

    While a relatively small share of Americans engage in technology-mediated “gig work,” a substantially larger share has utilized these services as consumers. And in addition to asking about workers’ experiences using online platforms to perform tasks or services for others, Pew Research Center asked a series of questions of the broader public in order to […]

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    Digital Readiness Gaps

    Americans fall along a spectrum of preparedness when it comes to using tech tools to pursue learning online, and many are not eager or ready to take the plunge