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  1. In Italy, Spain and Greece, only about one-quarter of people say their country is one in which it is possible to improve their standard of living

  2. Mexico is the top origin country of the U.S. immigrant population.

  3. Recently arrived U.S. immigrants are better educated than longer-tenured immigrants, and the gap between the two groups has widened since 2010.

  4. College educated % in each group (2017): Recently arrived immigrants (5 years or less in U.S.): 47% Longer-term immigrants (more than 10 years): 28% U.S.-born residents: 32%

  5. Our summer 2018 survey found relatively few Americans trust major technology companies to consistently do what is right, and 51% think they should be regulated more than they are currently

  6. 81% of black U.S. adults with at least some college experience say they’ve experienced racial discrimination, at least from time to time, including 17% who say this happens regularly.

  7. 57% of Americans say men and women in top positions in business and politics tend to have different leadership styles; most who say this believe neither has the better approach

  8. Roughly two-thirds of parents are concerned their teen spends too much time in front of screens; a slightly smaller share limits how often their teen can be online or on their phone

  9. 74% of Americans think the content people post on social media does not provide an accurate picture of how society feels about important issues

  10. Concerns about emigration are widespread in southern European nations, less common in northern Europe

  11. Just 27% of Americans say that giving people who are in the U.S. illegally a way to gain legal status is like rewarding them for doing something wrong. More than twice as many (67%) say they don’t think of it this way.

  12. Women in jobs tend to be paid less than men working in STEM, but this gender pay gap varies across occupations

  13. Quiz: How much do you know about science?

  14. More educated adults are more likely to use smartphones in 11 emerging economies

  15. Majorities in many European migrant destinations think immigrants increase the risk of terrorism

  16. In 2000, when the Center first began to study the social impact of technology, nearly half (48%) of American adults did not use the internet. Today, that number is 10%

  17. The top 20 metropolitan areas for unauthorized immigrants have been remarkably consistent over the past decade. The top 18 areas have ranked among the top 18 in each year since 2005.

  18. 56% of U.S. teens associate the absence of their cellphone with at least one of these three emotions: 😔loneliness, 🙁being upset or 😟feeling anxious

  19. 42% of U.S. adults live in or near the community where they grew up. Are you among them?

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