report | Apr 16, 2009
The unaffiliated (58%) are the most likely to say there is solid evidence the earth is warming because of human activity while white evangelical Protestants (34%) are the least likely to believe in man-made global warming.
report | Apr 15, 2009
This statistical profile describes the demographic, employment and income characteristics of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. using data from the March 2008 Current Population Survey.
report | Apr 15, 2009
Summary of Findings The proportion of Americans saying they are hearing a mix of good and bad news about the economy – rather than mostly bad news – continues to steadily increase. Currently, 56% say they are hearing a mix of good and bad economic news, up from 46% in March and just 19% last […]
report | Apr 15, 2009
55% of voting-age Americans used the internet for political purposes during the last election and the internet grew in importance compared to other media. Obama supporters were more active online than McCain supporters and online political users b...
report | Apr 15, 2009
A majority of American adults went online in 2008 to keep informed about political developments and to get involved with the election.
report | Apr 14, 2009
The nation's 11.9 million unauthorized immigrants are more geographically dispersed than in the past, according to a new demographic and geographic analysis of this group that includes population and labor force estimates for each state.
report | Apr 13, 2009
Coverage of the financial meltdown dropped to its lowest level in months last week as Somali pirates, a trip to Turkey, a deadly earthquake and a defiant missile launch dominated the news agenda. Is it a trend or an anomaly?
presentation | Apr 10, 2009
This talk presents an overview of Pew Internet project data on teens and social media, including teen tech tool ownership, communication patterns over social networks and mobile phones as well analysis of how young adults 18-29 seeking health info...
short reads | Apr 9, 2009
A quarter of current smokers say that they are very happy, compared with more than a third of quitters and almost four-in-ten non-smokers.
short reads | Apr 9, 2009
Half of all smokers say they "frequently" experience stress, compared with 35% of former smokers and 31% of those who never smoked.