Striking findings from 2025
Here’s a look back at 2025 through 12 of our most striking research findings.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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How Do Americans View Childhood Vaccines, Vaccine Research and Policy?
A majority of Americans say childhood vaccines are effective at preventing illness, but slightly fewer are confident that the vaccine schedule is safe.
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3. Americans’ trust in federal government and attitudes toward it
Americans’ trust in the federal government, which has hovered at or near record lows for nearly 20 years, has modestly increased over the last year. Still, only about two-in-ten Americans say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right. Frustration also remains the dominant feeling among the public, as it has for […]
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On issue after issue, Americans say things are going better locally than nationally
On issues as varied as education and crime, Americans often have a rosier view of how things are going in their communities than in the nation as a whole.
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Acknowledgments
The Religious Landscape Study (RLS) was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support from the Lilly Endowment Inc., Templeton Religion Trust, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative […]
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Acknowledgments
Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This is the latest report in Pew Research Center’s ongoing investigation of the state of news, information and journalism in the digital age, a research program funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. This report is a collaborative effort based on the […]
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Who should make sure people know how to verify news, according to Americans?
Most are at least somewhat confident they know how to check a news story’s accuracy, but they’re less sure others can do this well.
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Acknowledgments
The Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report was made possible with support from the Trusts and from the People & Voices Initiative. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/topic/gender-lgbtq. […]
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Why many U.S. adults are ‘nones,’ and why some former ‘nones’ have joined a religion
Find out how adults who were raised as “nones” experienced religion as kids, and why they say they do – or don’t – affiliate with a religion now.
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Acknowledgments
The Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report was made possible with support from the Trusts and from the People & Voices Initiative. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/topic/gender-lgbtq. […]
