Pew Research Center Staff

More than eight-in-ten Republicans (84%) say the nation should impose tighter restrictions on immigration, compared with about six-in-ten Democrats (58%). The gap is 26 percentage points.

Just over half (52%) of Millennials say being a good parent is one of the most important things in life compared with 30% who say that about having a successful marriage.

James Bell, Director of International Survey Research for the Pew Research Center, explains the methodology used by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project to assure the quality and accuracy of surveys conducted abroad.

One year after parts of their country were devastated by an earthquake and a tsunami, most Japanese disapprove of the government’s response to the crisis.

About two-thirds of Egyptians say they believe that democracy is preferable to any other kind of government.

About six-in-ten fathers believe being a dad has become more difficult than it was 20 or 30 years ago, and 48% of mothers agree, according to those surveyed with children under age 18.

Forty years after the Watergate break-in, most Americans old enough to remember the era, remember where they were when Richard Nixon resigned in August 1974.

About seven-in-ten Americans (72%) agree that Wall Street only cares about making money for itself.

More than three-quarters (78%) of Spaniards blame their country’s banks and financial institutions for current economic problems, compared to 59% who say it is their government’s fault.

About three-quarters of Republicans (77%) agree that when something is run by the government it is usually inefficient and wasteful. Just 41% of Democrats agree, a difference of 36 percentage points.