Gender gap widens in views of government’s role – and of Trump
Gender differences in the U.S. about the size and scope of government have been evident for more than a decade, but they have widened in recent years.
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Share of U.S. adults using social media, including Facebook, is mostly unchanged since 2018
The steady growth in adoption that social platforms have experienced in the U.S. over the past decade also appears to be slowing.
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Key findings on Americans’ views of race in 2019
Many Americans say the country hasn’t gone far enough in giving black people equal rights with whites. Most believe slavery continues to impact black people’s status.
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A majority of U.S. colleges admit most students who apply
The few dozen schools with ultra-low admission rates may dominate the discussion, but most colleges and universities admit most who apply to them.
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How Americans see automation and the workplace in 7 charts
Most Americans anticipate widespread job automation in the future, and they generally foresee more negative than positive effects from these advances.
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5 facts about Buddhists around the world
Buddhists made up roughly 7% of the world’s population in 2015. Half of the world’s Buddhists live in China.
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Indonesians optimistic about their country’s democracy and economy as elections near
Many Indonesians are satisfied with the state of their democracy, and more describe the country’s current and future economic situation as good.
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Immigrants sent a record amount of money home to sub-Saharan African countries in 2017
Money sent by immigrants to their home countries in sub-Saharan Africa reached a record $41 billion in 2017.
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The countries with the 10 largest Christian populations and the 10 largest Muslim populations
The global Muslim population is more concentrated in Islam’s main population centers than the global Christian population is for Christianity.
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Science knowledge varies by race and ethnicity in U.S.
About half of whites correctly answered at least nine of 11 science-related questions, compared with much smaller shares of Hispanics and blacks.
