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# Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder.

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:

#### Research team

Jocelyn Kiley, *Director, Political Research*\
Steven Shepard, *Associate Director, Political Research*\
Hannah Hartig, *Senior Researcher*\
Baxter Oliphant, *Senior Researcher*\
Gabe Borelli, *Research Associate*\
Andrew Daniller, *Research Associate*\
Andy Cerda, *Research Analyst*\
Shanay Gracia, *Research Analyst*\
Ted Van Green, *Research Analyst*\
Joseph Copeland, *Research Analyst*

#### Methodology

Andrew Mercer, *Senior Research Methodologist*\
Dorene Asare-Marfo, *Senior Panel Manager*\
Dana Popky, *Associate Panel Manager*\
Arnold Lau<em>, Research Methodologist</em>

#### Communications and editorial

Nida Asheer, *Senior Communications Manager*\
DeVonte Smith, *Communications Associate*\
Maya Pottiger, *Communications Associate*\
David Kent, *Senior Editorial Specialist*

#### Graphic design and web publishing

Peter Bell, *Associate Director, Design and Production*\
Reem Nadeem, *Digital Producer*\
Seth Rubenstein, *Head of Engineering*\
Christopher Baronavski, *Lead Engineer – Editorial Content*\
Nick Zanetti, *Associate Engineer*\
Robert Hampton, *User Experience Specialist*\
Andrea Caumont, *Associate Director, Digital Outreach*\
Claire Dannenbaum, *Associate Audience Editor*\
Jess Ludwig, *Head of Product Management*\
Shannon Greenwood, *former Digital Production Manager*\
Alissa Scheller, *former Senior Information Graphics Designer*

We appreciate the contributions of Scott Keeter, Senior Survey Advisor at Pew Research Center, who gave valuable feedback on this project. Illustrations by Allie Sullberg.

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