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short readApr 22, 2026

An image a Pacific Islander man teaching his daughter how to ride a bike (nazar_ab via Getty Images)

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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Photo: White House Faith Office Senior Adviser Paula White-Cain sings next to President Donald Trump during a National Day of Prayer event at the White House, attended by religious leaders of different faiths, on May 1, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

short readsMar 18, 2014

In 2013, 59% of deported immigrants convicted of a crime

President Obama ordered a review of immigration enforcement policies last week, following weeks of growing pressure from Democrats and Latino leaders, one of whom recently called him “deporter in chief.” As the number of unauthorized immigrants sent home nears two million under his administration, the president met with advocates late on Friday and acknowledged deportations […]
short readsMar 17, 2014

Support for gay marriage up among black Protestants in last year, flat among white evangelicals

New Pew Research Center data from 2014 show that just within the past year, growing shares of some Christian groups favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.
short readsMar 17, 2014

Data Feed: Live TV declines as video source, return of the ARM, why Ukraine isn’t fighting Russia

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
short readsMar 17, 2014

Resurgent public optimism on the economy? Don’t hold your breath

One of the biggest political puzzles of 2014 is why the public remains so bearish about the economy, and in turn critical of Barack Obama’s stewardship of it, given clear signs that economic indicators are improving. An analysis by Andrew Kohut.
short readsMar 17, 2014

5 key findings about digital news audiences

Web visitors who arrive at news sites by typing in a URL or clicking a bookmark behave quite differently from those who arrive via search engine or social media.
short readsMar 14, 2014

U.S. Census looking at big changes in how it asks about race and ethnicity

Many communities, including Hispanics, Arabs and people of mixed race, have said they’re unsure of how to identify themselves on census forms.
short readsMar 14, 2014

Data Feed: Global climate change, European and U.S. labor markets, losing teeth in old age

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
short readsMar 14, 2014

Chart of the Week: The ever-accelerating rate of technology adoption

The World Wide Web, first conceived of 25 years ago this week, has been adopted by American society in record time.
short readsMar 13, 2014

Controversy over new Israeli law highlights growing ultra-Orthodox population

Ultra-Orthodox Jews have been at the center of a controversy in Israel over whether they should be subject to the draft. Their counterparts in the U.S. tend to be more insular than other Jews.
short readsMar 13, 2014

Data Feed: Online news engagement, rebounding retail sales, firmer Obamacare support

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.

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Key facts about Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.

Catholicism has lost people to religious switching in many countries, while Protestantism has gained in some

5 facts about U.S. children living in blended families

Americans have become more likely to say Trump is not too or not at all religious

In 2013, 59% of deported immigrants convicted of a crime

Support for gay marriage up among black Protestants in last year, flat among white evangelicals

Data Feed: Live TV declines as video source, return of the ARM, why Ukraine isn’t fighting Russia

Resurgent public optimism on the economy? Don’t hold your breath

5 key findings about digital news audiences

Data Feed: Global climate change, European and U.S. labor markets, losing teeth in old age

Chart of the Week: The ever-accelerating rate of technology adoption

Controversy over new Israeli law highlights growing ultra-Orthodox population

Data Feed: Online news engagement, rebounding retail sales, firmer Obamacare support

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