Short Reads

Short-form data and analysis from Pew Research Center writers and social scientists. To view all our reports and publications, visit our main Publications page.

short readOct 8, 2026

Photo showing Flight deck operations on board the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford on March 2, 2026, in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo via Getty Images)

Around two-thirds (65%) now disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling the U.S. military action in Iran, while a third (33%) approve.

short readOct 7, 2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14. (White House via X/Anadolu via Getty Images)

short readsJan 28, 2014

Local TV audiences bounce back

Bucking a long-range trend of declining viewership, the audience for local TV news grew in all three major time slots in 2013.
short readsJan 27, 2014

Another year of lackluster payroll growth

Nonfarm payroll jobs grew by 1.6% between December 2012 and December 2013.
short readsJan 27, 2014

Despite recovery, fewer Americans identify as middle class

Today about as many Americans identify themselves as lower or lower-middle class (40%) as say they are in the middle class (44%).
short readsJan 27, 2014

Data Feed: Policy priorities, internet advertising, measles’ resurgence

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
short readsJan 27, 2014

State of the Union 2014: Where Americans stand on key issues

A summary of where Americans stand on ten key issues likely to come up in President Obama’s State of the Union address.
short readsJan 24, 2014

Record number of deportations in 2012

Number of immigrants deported by U.S. authorities in fiscal year 2012—a record.
short readsJan 24, 2014

Chart of the Week: How two decades of globalization have changed the world

Globally, incomes have risen fastest for the very well-off and the bottom two-thirds of the world’s people, but have stagnated or fallen for the “global upper middle class.”
short readsJan 24, 2014

Data Feed: Record low want their representative re-elected, best and worst states, Facebook responds

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
short readsJan 24, 2014

In 2014, Latinos will surpass whites as largest racial/ethnic group in California

According to California Governor Jerry Brown’s new state budget, Latinos are projected to become the largest single racial/ethnic group in the state by March of this year, making up 39% of the state’s population. That will make California only the second state, behind New Mexico, where whites are not the majority and Latinos are the […]
short readsJan 24, 2014

10 facts about Americans and public libraries

Technology and the internet are changing Americans’ reading habits and also their relationship with libraries. But what hasn’t changed is Americans’ love for books.