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reportJul 8, 2016

Half of Americans Say Threats From Infectious Diseases Are Growing

The rise of the Zika virus has caught public attention, and people are particularly worried about its threat to pregnant women
reportApr 27, 2016

More Americans Disapprove Than Approve of Health Care Law

The public’s views of the Affordable Care Act, which were evenly divided following the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer upholding a key section of the law, are again more negative than positive.
short readsJan 11, 2016

Before Obama’s last State of the Union, a look back at his early hopes

On the occasion of President Obama’s last State of the Union address, a look back at his first congressional address – his priorities, those of the public at the time and what’s happened in the years since.
reportDec 11, 2015

Methodology

The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults living in households. Respondents who self-identify as internet users (representing 89% of U.S. adults) participate in the panel via monthly self-administered web surveys, and those who do not use the internet participate via telephone or […]
reportDec 11, 2015

Acknowledgements

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at: www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/science Primary Researchers Brian Kennedy, Research Associate Cary Funk, Associate Director, Research Research team Lee Rainie, Director, Internet, Science and Technology Scott Keeter, Director, Survey Research Kyley McGeeney, Research Methodologist Jeffrey Gottfried, […]
reportDec 11, 2015

2. Personality and interest in science, health topics

Beyond demographic differences, there is also an association between personality traits and interest in science and technology topics. In particular, Americans with a tendency to be open to new experiences, regardless of other characteristics, tend to express more interest in science and technology topics. There is a long history of attention to personality differences in […]
reportDec 11, 2015

1. Public interest in science, health and other topics

Most Americans express a broad interest in health and medicine, as well as in science and technology along with other topics. Seven-in-ten adults (70%) say they are interested in health and medicine, more than any other of the nine topics asked about in the survey. Large shares also say they are interested in local events […]
reportDec 11, 2015

Public Interest in Science and Health Linked to Gender, Age and Personality

Fully 32% of online adults say science and technology is among the topics they find most interesting; 37% say health and medicine.
reportNov 18, 2015

5 facts about family caregivers

As American society gets grayer, families are taking the lead role in providing care for aging adults.
short readsNov 18, 2015

5 facts about family caregivers

Most American adults say a family member is caring for their aging parent who needs help handling their affairs or caring for themselves. And if they’re not already helping out a parent, most expect to do so someday.