Key facts about Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.
About 1.7 million people in the U.S. are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI), tracing their roots to Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands in Oceania.
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Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman garners little trust from people in the region and the U.S.
Most across the Middle East and in the U.S. lack confidence in Mohammed bin Salman to do the right thing regarding world affairs.
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Nine months before Election Day, three dozen House members heading for the exits
So far, 28 representatives have announced they’re retiring; four other Republicans and three Democrats are running for other offices instead.
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U.S. churchgoers are satisfied with the sermons they hear, though content varies by religious tradition
There are differences by religious tradition in how satisfied churchgoers are with what they hear from the pulpit.
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Most Americans support right to have some personal info removed from online searches
The ability to keep personal information from being searchable online is at the crux of the debate around the “right to be forgotten.”
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Q&A: How Pew Research Center evaluated Americans’ trust in 30 news sources
Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.
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Before Soleimani’s death, concerns about Iran had fallen in many countries – including the U.S.
Asked in spring 2019 which country or group poses the greatest threat to their country in the future, just 6% of Americans named Iran.
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Partisanship a bigger factor than geography in views of abortion access locally
Of those surveyed, 33% said it should be harder for someone to obtain an abortion near them than it is currently.
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Four-in-ten U.S. drug arrests in 2018 were for marijuana offenses – mostly possession
Police officers in the United States still make more arrests for marijuana offenses than for any other drug, according to FBI data.
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Do state laws on abortion reflect public opinion?
Majorities in four of the seven states that enacted strict new abortion laws in 2019 say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases.
