A global snapshot of same-sex marriage
Worldwide, roughly two-thirds of the countries that allow gay marriage are in Western Europe.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Drew DeSilver
Senior Writer/Editor
Drew DeSilver is a senior writer at Pew Research Center.
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The Mediterranean: Go for the beaches, not the mood
The Mediterranean is a sea of misery, according to the Pew Research Center’s recent report on global economic trends. Nations ringing the Mediterranean consistently rank at or near the top of multiple measures of pessimism in the 39-country survey. And, in what should surprise exactly no one, Greece has by far the bleakest outlook, topping […]
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A minority of Americans own guns, but just how many is unclear
More than a third of Americans say they or someone in their household owns a gun.
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Nearly half of adults say they’ve tried marijuana, but not recently
About one in eight Americans say they’ve used marijuana within the past year.
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Most military, business leaders call Chinese hacking a serious problem for U.S.
Almost nine in 10 retired military leaders said cyber attacks from China are a serious problem for the United States.
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What’s behind the falling teen birth rates?
The sharp drop in teen birth rates, especially among Hispanic teens, appears to be linked to both economic and attitudinal factors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week that the birth rate among 15- to 19-year-olds had fallen to a record low 31.3 births per 1,000 in 2011. Teen birth rates dropped for […]
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Suicides account for most gun deaths
Number of Americans who killed themselves with a gun in 2010.
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Young adults: Less trusting in general, but with exceptions
Young adults are less trusting in general but more willing to trust at least some government officials and agencies. Overall, the United States is one of the more trusting societies in the world.
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5 facts about Tumblr
Yahoo! today confirmed that it’s buying 6-year-old blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash. Who uses Tumblr? We consulted the recent report on social media demographics from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project to find out: Only 6% of Internet users surveyed in late 2012 reported using Tumblr, versus two-thirds for Facebook. Three […]
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Syria? Egypt? Turkey? Many Americans Aren’t Sure
Nearly one in five Americans mis-identified Syria as Turkey on a map of the Middle East.
