report | Jan 27, 2011

The Future of the Global Muslim Population

A new Pew Forum report on the size, distribution and growth of the global Muslim population finds that the world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, but it is expected to grow at a slower pace in the next two decades than it did in the previous two decades.

report | Jan 26, 2011

Tucson Rampage Still Top Story for Public

Summary of Findings The public continued to show strong interest last week in news about the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., though the story did not dominate media coverage as it had one week earlier. More than four-in-ten Americans (44%) say they followed news about the aftermath of the Jan. 8 shootings more closely than […]

report | Jan 26, 2011

What people living with disability can teach us

People living with disability are less likely than other adults in the U.S. to use the internet: 54%, compared with 81%. The first question many people ask when they hear that is, Why? The second is, What can be done? The third is, or should be, W...

report | Jan 25, 2011

New Pew Forum Report Projects Growth of Global Muslim Population to 2030

For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 25, 2011 Washington, D.C. — In a 10 a.m. EST conference call for journalists on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life will discuss the findings contained in its new report, The Future of the Global Muslim Population.  This comprehensive demographic study seeks to provide […]

report | Jan 24, 2011

Most Intend to Watch Obama’s State of the Union

Summary of Findings Most Americans say they plan to watch President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Still, a sizable majority sees the speech to Congress as no more important than in previous years. In the latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Jan. 20-23 among […]

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