The share of Latino parents in the U.S. who ensure the language lives on with their children declines as their immigrant connections become more distant. While nearly all immigrant parents say they speak Spanish to their children, this share drops to 71% among U.S.-born second-generation Latino parents and to just 49% among third or higher generation Latino parents.
For both Republicans and Democrats, the top reason to belong to a party is a belief that its policies will benefit the country. But sizable majorities in both parties cite the other party’s harmful policies as a major factor.
The H-1B visa program is the nation’s biggest temporary employment visa program. The employment of high-skilled foreign workers with these visas has centered in large East Coast metropolitan areas in recent years, and these workers also make up a significant part of the workforces in several Texas metro areas. Explore the data in an interactive sortable table.
As Easter and Passover coincide, read five key facts about Americans and their holy texts.
Just 16% of Americans see Russian President Vladimir Putin favorably, with more Republicans than Democrats holding that view. A quarter of Republicans say they have a favorable view of Putin overall, compared with just 9% of Democrats.
For the first time since 1950, the U.S. Census Bureau is planning to ask everyone living in the United States whether they are citizens when it conducts its next decennial census in 2020. Here’s what you need to know.
Amid public concerns over Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook data and a subsequent movement to encourage users to abandon Facebook, there is a renewed focus on how social media companies collect personal information and make it available to marketers.
Pew Research Center has studied the spread and impact of social media since 2005, when just 5% of American adults used these platforms. The trends tracked by our data tell a complex story that is full of conflicting pressures. On one hand, the rapid growth of the platforms is testimony to their appeal to online Americans. On the other, this widespread use has been accompanied by rising user concerns about privacy and social media firms’ capacity to protect their data.
Americans’ complicated feelings about social media in an era of privacy concerns
The trends in Americans’ views of social media tell a complex story. Read about the dynamics of Americans’ feelings toward social media.
Millions of people see science-related information on their Facebook feeds or elsewhere on social media on any given day.
And as more and more rely on social media platforms to get news and information, the science people see on these platforms may influence public views and understanding of science-related issues.
So what kind of science content are people most likely to encounter on these platforms?
In an effort to better understand this, Pew Research Center systematically analyzed six months’ worth of posts from 30 of the most followed science-related pages on Facebook.
What we found is that the kinds of science stories people most likely see are often practical tips with “news you can use” or promotions for programs and events rather than new developments in the science, engineering and technology world. And science-related issues at the center of public divisions – like climate change, GMOs or childhood vaccines – rarely appear in posts on these Facebook pages.
The Science People See on Social Media
Millions of people see science-related information on their Facebook feeds or elsewhere on social media, but the kinds of science stories people most likely encounter are often practical tips with “news you can use” or promotions for programs and events rather than new developments in the science, engineering and technology world. Read more.
International migration from sub-Saharan African countries to Europe and the U.S. has grown over the past decade. Many who live in sub-Saharan Africa say they would move to another country if they could.
Slightly more than half of U.S. adults said last year that they were somewhat or very worried about the development of driverless vehicles. A majority of U.S. adults also said they would not personally want to ride in a driverless car if they had the opportunity.
The Trump administration’s focus on raising tariffs on a range of imports marks a distinct break from decades of U.S. trade policy. Since the turn of the 21st century, U.S. average tariff rates have consistently been at or near their lowest levels in the nation’s history.
How can researchers design survey questions that are clear, neutral, and that accurately measure public opinion? Our new Methods 101 video explores this question.
Women and especially college graduates have moved toward the Democratic Party. By contrast, the Republican Party’s advantage in leaned party identification among white voters without a college degree has never been greater, dating back more than two decades.
Fifteen years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the American public is divided over whether using military force was the right decision.
Nearly half (48%) of Americans say the decision to use military force was wrong, while slightly fewer (43%) say it was the right decision.
The past five decades – spanning from the time when the Silent Generation (today, in their 70s and 80s) was entering adulthood to the adulthood of today’s Millennials – have seen large shifts in U.S. society and culture.
Read more about how Millennials today compare with their grandparents 50 years ago, and explore the data in a new interactive.