Do Americans Think the Country Is Losing or Gaining Ground in Science?
Republicans and Democrats agree that it’s important the U.S. is a world leader in science, but sharply diverge on how the U.S. is faring.
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Striking findings from 2025
Here’s a look back at 2025 through 12 of our most striking research findings.
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How spiritual is your state?
Find out how adults in your state compare with other Americans on measures of spirituality, such as belief in souls, spiritual presences, an afterlife and more.
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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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Where do Americans turn first for information about breaking news?
When a breaking news event happens, 36% of U.S. adults say they typically turn first to their preferred news organization to get more information.
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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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About half of Americans with siblings are close to at least one of them
About half of U.S. adults with a sibling are very or extremely close to at least one, with closeness and support varying by demographics.
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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
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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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.
