Katherine Schaeffer

Here are some of the key measures of the housing affordability crunch in the United States and the reasons behind it.

Here's a look at public opinion on some of the key issues facing the country, drawn from recent Pew Research Center surveys.

49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018.

As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.

In 2018-19, 79% of White elementary and secondary public school students went to schools where at least half of their peers were also White.

While the share of Black, Hispanic and Asian American teachers has increased, it hasn’t kept pace with the growth in the diversity of students.

The shares of American 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis have dropped from nearly a decade ago.

Over the years, we have studied how U.S. adults – as well as teens and children – use and engage with Instagram. Here are seven key takeaways.

Here is what our surveys found about the students most likely to lack the home internet connectivity needed to finish schoolwork.

Here are some key findings about Americans’ attitudes about gun violence, gun policy and other subjects, drawn from recent surveys.