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About seven-in-ten U.S. adults say they have been following news about the actions and initiatives of the Trump administration closely. Far fewer are hearing about the administration’s relationship with the media than was the case early in Trump’s first term.
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Among blue-collar workers, 43% say they feel extremely or very satisfied with their jobs; by comparison, 53% of other workers express this level of satisfaction.
Far fewer are hearing about the administration’s relationship with the media than was the case early in President Donald Trump’s first term.
Most say arrests of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be allowed at protests or in homes, but not at places of worship or schools.
Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to support ending federal funding for public media.
About one-fifth of Israeli Jews (22%) have switched from one Jewish group to another since childhood.
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At the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, Americans see a host of economic issues, including inflation, as top problems facing the country.
American workers have mixed feelings about how AI technologies, like ChatGPT, will affect jobs in the future.
At the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, Americans see a host of economic issues, including inflation, as top problems facing the country.
About three-quarters of Republicans (73%) expect the economy to be better a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, while 64% of Democrats say it’ll be worse.
While Black-owned businesses have grown significantly in the U.S. in recent years, they still make up a small share of overall firms and revenue.
In 2024, women earned an average of 85% of what men earned, according to an analysis of median hourly earnings of both full- and part-time workers.
Two-thirds of U.S. adults favor laws and policies that require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth.
Fewer than four-in-ten teens (36%) say they know someone who’s transgender, and 28% know someone who’s nonbinary.
While experiences with loneliness don’t differ much by gender, men seem to turn to their networks less often for connection and emotional support.
Here are five key findings about YouTube from our research to mark its 20th anniversary.
In an open-ended question, we asked U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from news influencers to name the first one who comes to mind for them.
On TikTok, Americans often follow people who have a strong social media presence. These creator accounts make up about half of all accounts that U.S. users follow.
Most news influencers published posts about both candidates in summer and fall, and identical shares were more critical than supportive of each.
Nearly half of U.S. teens (46%) say they’re on the internet almost constantly. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain widely used by teens.
Pew Research Center has deep roots in U.S. public opinion research. Launched as a project focused primarily on U.S. policy and politics in the early 1990s, the Center has grown over time to study a wide range of topics vital to explaining America to itself and to the world.
Pew Research Center regularly conducts public opinion surveys in countries outside the United States as part of its ongoing exploration of attitudes, values and behaviors around the globe.
Pew Research Center’s Data Labs uses computational methods to complement and expand on the Center’s existing research agenda.
Pew Research Center tracks social, demographic and economic trends, both domestically and internationally.
Pew Research Center tracks social, demographic and economic trends, both domestically and internationally.
"A record 23 million Asian Americans trace their roots to more than 20 countries ... and the U.S. Asian population is projected to reach 46 million by 2060."
Neil G. Ruiz ,
Head of New Research Initiatives
The first video in Pew Research Center’s Methods 101 series helps explain random sampling – a concept that lies at the heart of all probability-based survey research – and why it’s important.
