Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Read our research on:

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.

Icon for promotion number 1

Sign up for our weekly newsletter

Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings

Thank you for subscribing!

  • short reads

    Not Stimulated

    Six-in-ten Americans say the economic stimulus has not helped the job situation.

  • short reads

    Beneficial Bailouts?

    Roughly half of Americans say TARP, federal loans to troubled banks, did not prevent a more severe financial crisis.

  • short reads

    Hispanics: Targets of Discrimination

    Nearly a quarter of Americans say Hispanics face a lot of discrimination in society today, making them the racial/ethnic group the public sees as most often subjected to discrimination.

  • short reads

    National Day of Prayer

    Nearly six-in-ten adults in the U.S. say they pray at least once a day.

  • short reads

    Text Me

    One in three teens sends more than 100 text messages a day, or 3,000 texts a month.

  • short reads

    Teen Girls Text More than Boys

    Teenage girls typically send and receive more than twice the texts (80 a day) as do boys (30 a day).

  • short reads

    Birth Rates Falls with Economy

    After rising to their highest levels in two decades, birth rates in the U.S. declined a bit in 2008, a result that appears to be linked to the recession.

  • short reads

    Text Message Received

    Over half of all teens send text messages to their friends daily.