Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Pew Research Center analyzed data on six religious groups – Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and people with no religious affiliation.[37. numoffset=”37″ Although some faiths other than those analyzed in this report (such as Sikhs) have millions of adherents around the world, censuses and surveys in many countries do not measure them specifically. Because of […]
Across the eight European countries studied, younger adults – those ages 18 to 29 – largely agree with those older than them that the news media are important to the functioning of society. But, when it comes to how the news media are doing, younger people in many countries are less keen on their performance […]
There is a widespread sense in the countries surveyed that China plays a more important role in the world today than it did 10 years ago. In all but two nations, half or more say that China’s power has increased. Among the seven countries asked about in the survey, Russia stands out as the only […]
Data on the educational attainment level of populations for advanced economies (International Monetary Fund’s 2015 list) with immigrant populations of 500,000 or more and an immigrant share of about 10% or greater in 2015 are based on United Nations data. Education data were collected and harmonized between 2016 and 2018.[5. numoffset=”5″ Hong Kong was not […]
Younger Western Europeans, defined in this study as those ages 18 to 29, tend to go online to get their news. A median of 73% of 18- to 29-year-olds across all eight countries surveyed get news online at least daily, while they get news from other traditional platforms at lower rates: 38% get news at […]
Younger Western Europeans – those who are 18 to 29 years old – turn to a different mix of outlets for news than adults ages 50 and older. They tend to rely less on public news organizations and more on newspaper and magazine brands (in any format) than those ages 50 and older. And a […]