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reportMay 17, 2021

Acknowledgments

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Research team Carroll Doherty, Director, Political ResearchJocelyn Kiley, Associate Director, Political ResearchBaxter Oliphant, Senior ResearcherAndrew Daniller, Research AssociateBradley Jones, Research AssociateHannah Hartig, Research AssociateAmina Dunn, Research AnalystTed Van Green, Research AssistantVianney Gomez, Research Assistant Communications and editorial Nida Asheer, […]
reportMay 17, 2021

Appendix: Defining income tiers

To create upper-, middle- and lower-income tiers, respondents’ 2019 family incomes were adjusted for differences in purchasing power by geographic region and for household size. “Middle-income” adults live in families with annual incomes that are two-thirds to double the median family income in the panel (after incomes have been adjusted for the local cost of […]
short readsMay 17, 2021

More Americans now see the media’s influence growing compared with a year ago

When Americans were asked to evaluate the media’s standing in the nation, 41% say news organizations are growing in their influence.
short readsMay 14, 2021

College graduates in the year of COVID-19 experienced a drop in employment, labor force participation

The challenges of a COVID-19 economy are clear for 2020 college graduates, who have experienced downturns in employment and labor force participation.
reportMay 14, 2021

Black and Hispanic Americans See Their Origins as Central to Who They Are, Less So for White Adults

About half of Americans see their identity reflected very well in the census’s race and ethnicity questions.
short readsMay 13, 2021

Jews in U.S. are far less religious than Christians and Americans overall, at least by traditional measures

Based on certain traditional measures of religious observance, U.S. Jews are far less religious than U.S. Christians and Americans overall.
reportMay 13, 2021

How U.S. Lawmakers Have Discussed Asian Americans on Social Media

From 2016 through 2019, lawmaker mentions of Asian Americans on social media – either of the population at large or of smaller subgroups – followed a relatively predictable pattern.
short readsMay 12, 2021

Immigration was a top focus of early Biden coverage, especially among outlets with right-leaning audiences

Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
short readsMay 12, 2021

Black Americans say coronavirus has hit hard financially, but impact varies by education level, age

Nearly half of Black adults say the economic impact of the pandemic will make achieving their financial goals harder in the long term.
reportMay 11, 2021

Jewish Americans in 2020: Answers to frequently asked questions

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Pew Research Center’s report “Jewish Americans in 2020”