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data essaySep 13, 2024

How U.S. Public Opinion Has Changed in 20 Years of Our Surveys

We took a closer look at how Americans’ views and experiences have evolved on a variety of topics over the last 20 years.
data essayAug 6, 2024

Asian Americans: A Survey Data Snapshot

Here’s how Asian Americans describe their own identities, their views of the U.S. and their ancestral homelands, their political and religious affiliations, and more.
data essayJul 23, 2024

Joe Biden, Public Opinion and His Withdrawal From the 2024 Race

Here are some of the key public opinion dynamics around Joe Biden’s choice to not pursue the Democratic nomination for the 2024 presidential race.
data essayMar 27, 2024

The Hardships and Dreams of Asian Americans Living in Poverty

About one-in-ten Asian Americans live in poverty. Pew Research Center conducted 18 focus groups in 12 languages to explore their stories and experiences.
featureMar 13, 2024

How People in 24 Countries Think Democracy Can Improve

We asked over 30,000 people what would help democracy work better in their country. Key themes in their responses were addressing basic needs and improving or rebuilding the political system.
data essayFeb 12, 2024

Who Are You? The Art and Science of Measuring Identity

As a shop that studies human behavior through surveys and other social scientific techniques, we have a good line of sight into the contradictory nature of human preferences. Here’s a look at how we categorize our survey participants in ways that enhance our understanding of how people think and behave.
featureNov 6, 2023

Comparing Views of the U.S. and China in 24 Countries

We examine how the U.S. and China stack up to one another on more than 10 measures of international public opinion, spanning from confidence in their leaders to views of their universities and technological achievements.
data essaySep 14, 2023

The Modern American Family

Key trends in marriage and family life in the United States.
data essayApr 4, 2023

School District Mission Statements Highlight a Partisan Divide Over Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in K-12 Education

Around a third of U.S. school districts mention the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in their mission statements. But these references are far more common in parts of the country won by Joe Biden in 2020 than in areas won by Donald Trump.
data essayMar 14, 2023

A Look Back at How Fear and False Beliefs Bolstered U.S. Public Support for War in Iraq

Twenty years ago this month, the U.S. launched a major invasion of Iraq. President George W. Bush and his administration at first drew broad public support for the use of military force. Yet the campaign soon left Americans deeply divided, and by 2019, 62% said the Iraq War was not worth fighting.

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How U.S. Public Opinion Has Changed in 20 Years of Our Surveys

Asian Americans: A Survey Data Snapshot

Joe Biden, Public Opinion and His Withdrawal From the 2024 Race

The Hardships and Dreams of Asian Americans Living in Poverty

How People in 24 Countries Think Democracy Can Improve

Who Are You? The Art and Science of Measuring Identity

Comparing Views of the U.S. and China in 24 Countries

A Look Back at How Fear and False Beliefs Bolstered U.S. Public Support for War in Iraq

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