Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Internet and Technology

  • report

    Religion and Science

    A majority of the public says science and religion often conflict, but people’s sense that they do seems to have less to do with their own religious beliefs than their perception of others’ beliefs.

  • short reads
    Girls More Likely Than Boys to Wait for Someone to Ask Them Out

    Digital romance: How teen boys and girls differ

    Thanks to texting and social media, teens today have many more ways to reach out to a crush than in the analog days of using the family telephone and passing notes in the hallways.

  • report

    Social Media Usage: 2005-2015

    Nearly two-thirds of American adults (65%) use social networking sites, up from 7% when Pew Research Center began tracking social media usage in 2005.

  • presentation

    The Next Digital Disruptions

    Lee Rainie discusses three technology revolutions of the past decade and how a fourth revolution is now underway at the State of the Net 2015 conference in Milan, Italy.

  • feature

    Teen Voices: Dating in the Digital Age

    In a series of focus groups conducted by the Pew Research Center online and in cities across the U.S., over 100 teens shared with us their personal experiences with social media and romantic relationships. These are some of the key themes and responses we heard during these data-gathering sessions.