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by Richard Wike, Associate Director, Pew Global Attitudes Project In the Middle East and elsewhere, Muslim reaction to the Israeli offensive in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip has been swift and angry, with protests in Amman, Beirut, Istanbul, Tehran, Jakarta, and several other capitals. Palestinians in East Jerusalem and in the West Bank, where Hamas rival […]

Overview As Barack Obama prepares to take office, majorities say the country is losing ground on any number of key issues, particularly economic ones. Nearly eight-in-ten (79%) say the country is falling further behind on the federal budget deficit, far more than said that during the mid-1990s when the deficit was a top-tier policy issue. […]

A bloody new chapter in the Israel/Palestinian conflict dramatically shifted the news agenda from domestic to foreign crises, dominating media attention in an otherwise crowded week of news.

Our internet activities and internet user demographics data is now current through December 2008.

How teens and Baby Boomers use the internet.

Survey Details: Conducted September-October 2007 File Release Date: 5 January 2009

Nevada has the highest share of divorced women (16%), although Maine is close behind at 15%.

Among the states, the lowest median age of marriage, 24, is found in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Idaho and Utah.

Scarcely more than half of American males ages 15 and older are currently married.

Only 40% of U.S. adults overall -- and 32% of Democrats -- can correctly identify Glenn Beck as a talk show host.