Short Reads

Here is how the average adult Twitter user in the U.S. tweeted about the news in 2021, as well as how these patterns have changed since 2015.

To highlight some of India’s religious, cultural and demographic differences, here are key facts about its states.

While the share of Black, Hispanic and Asian American teachers has increased, it hasn’t kept pace with the growth in the diversity of students.

Americans are acutely sensitive to gasoline prices, especially when they’re on the rise. But looking just at the recent rise can be misleading.

When Republicans take stock of the national climate for political discourse, they see a much more hospitable environment for Democrats.

A recent Center survey focused on gig platform work. Here is more information about how we crafted the survey and what we learned from it.

Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa tend to be more religious than U.S.-born Black adults or immigrants from the Caribbean.

Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) see a great deal of difference between the two major political parties, up from 55% just two years ago.

Americans are closely divided over whether people convicted of crimes spend too much, too little or about the right amount of time in prison.

Fewer than 1 million foreign students enrolled for either online or in-person classes at U.S. universities in the 2020-21 school year.