Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Former Research Assistant
Bridget Parker is a former research assistant focusing on global attitudes at Pew Research Center.
A nine-country survey on the strengths and limitations of civic engagement illustrates, there is a common perception that government is run for the benefit of the few, rather than the many.
At a time when many Europeans are looking inward after years of economic and political crises, the Greeks stand out as even more focused on their country’s own problems and as the most wary of global economic engagement.
The European Union is awash with languages, but European students study one foreign language far more than any other.
Most people in China say they are better off financially than they were five years ago. At the same time, they’re worried about corrupt officials, air and water pollution, crime and economic inequality.
Young people there were less likely than those ages 50 and older to say children today will be better off financially than their parents.
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