Publications

In Brazil – home to the world’s largest Catholic population – a majority of Catholics are in favor of allowing priests to marry.

Among the changes: Smartphones and social media became the norm, church attendance fell, and same-sex marriage and legalizing marijuana gained support.

Most Americans say they're changing at least one everyday behavior to help protect the environment, but are they doing enough to make a difference?

Views differ sharply by party and age when it comes to whether forms or online profiles should include gender options other than “man” and “woman.”

Partisanship remains the strongest factor dividing the American public. Yet there are substantial divisions within both parties on fundamental political values, views of current issues and the severity of the problems facing the nation.

Despite parents' shifting responsibilities, the U.S. is the only one of 41 nations that does not mandate any paid leave for new parents.

Dennis Quinn, computational social scientist, explains how our analysis of sermons came together and the challenges that arise when religion meets big data.

This Pew Research Center analysis harnesses computational techniques to identify, collect and analyze the sermons that U.S. churches livestream or share on their websites each week.

Every year, we publish hundreds of reports, blog posts, digital essays and other studies. Here are some of our most noteworthy findings from the past year.

Examine the trajectories of the two biggest recessions and recoveries in modern U.S. history, comparing them side-by-side.