Pew Research Center Staff

Israel has the highest percentage (53%) of adults who use social networking sites; the United States is a close second.

Overview The number of Americans hearing mostly bad news about the nation’s economy continues to decline. Three-in-ten (30%) now say they are hearing mostly bad economic news, less than half the number that said this in early August (67%). The percentage saying they are hearing a mix of good and bad news about the economy […]

More than half (53%) of white evangelical Protestants view Mormonism as a non-Christian faith. This view is linked to opinions about Mitt Romney among this group.

The median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available government data from 2009.

In assessing Congress, 55% of the public thinks that the political system can work well, but that it’s the members that are the problem.

The recent Occupy Wall Street protests have focused public attention on what organizers see as the excesses of America’s free market system, but perceptions of capitalism have changed little since early 2010 despite the recent tumult. Half of all Americans have a positive view of capitalism, while 40% react negatively to the term.

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who is of Cuban ancestry, has been discussed as a potential vice presidential running mate. But despite his Cuban ancestry, when registered Latino voters are asked about him, 54% say they never heard of him, don't know, or can't rate him.

Although there have been a record number of immigrant deportations under the administration of Barack Obama, 36% of Latinos say the levels are about the same as they were during George W. Bush’s presidency.

Roughly three-quarters of the public (77%) say that they think there is too much power in the hands of a few rich people and large corporations in the United States.

More than three-in-ten (31%) military women are black. This is almost twice the share of active-duty men who are black.