Older Workers Are Growing in Number and Earning Higher Wages
Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.
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Americans view Walz more positively than Vance, but many aren’t familiar with either VP nominee
Americans are relatively divided in their views of Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota.
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As the Academy Awards approach, a look at moviegoing habits in the United States
About half of Americans (53%) said in a summer 2025 survey that they had seen a movie in theaters in the past year.
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Americans’ views on the impact of science on society
Key Takeaways: Views on the impact of science on society over time Pew Research Center has had a longstanding interest in studying Americans’ views of the impact of science. A majority of Americans (61%) say science has had a mostly positive effect on society. This is up slightly from 57% in 2023, but still 12 […]
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1. Key milestones for young adults today versus 30 years ago
Young adults are more likely than in the past to have a college education, work full time and have student debt. They’re less likely to be married or have kids.
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Support for legal abortion is widespread in many places, especially in Europe
Majorities in most of the 27 places around the world surveyed in 2023 and 2024 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
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Cultural Issues and the 2024 Election
Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.
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2. Types of local crime news
About a third or more of Americans say they get local news about property crime, drug-related crime and violent crime at least weekly.
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5 facts about Americans and sports
About half of Americans (48%) say they took part in organized, competitive sports in high school or college.
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About a third of Americans say they’ve had an online shopping scam happen to them
The vast majority of U.S. adults (85%) say online scams and attacks are a problem on shopping sites and apps.
