Reading, writing, and research in the digital age
Kathryn Zickuhr discussed Pew Research's data on reading, writing, and research in the digital age at the edUi 2013 plenary talk.
Millennials: Only a Third Head Their Own Households
This refers to a post on FactTank about census data indicating that the rate of household formation among young adults (ages 18 to 32) is not growing, as of March 2013.
Millennials still lag in forming their own households
Though the nation is officially four years into “economic recovery,” a new Pew Research Center analysis of recently released Census data suggests that most Millennials are still not setting out on their own.
Crime rises among second-generation immigrants as they assimilate
Second-generation immigrants are just “catching up” with the rest of us, a new study says.
Event Transcript: Changing Identity of Jewish Americans – Implications for Social and Political Engagement
American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, according to a major new survey by the Pew Research Center. But the survey also suggests that Jewish identity is changing in America. One-in-five Jews now describe themselves as having no religion. More than […]
Parents’ Time with Kids More Rewarding Than Paid Work — and More Exhausting
There’s no tougher job than being a parent, or so the saying goes. This sentiment seems to be confirmed by a new Pew Research Center analysis of government time use data. Parents find caring for their children to be much more exhausting than the work they do for pay. At the same time, parents find much more meaning in the time they spend with their children than in the time they spend at work.
Pew Research surveys of audience habits suggest perilous future for news
Today’s younger and middle-aged audience seems unlikely to ever match the avid news interest of the generations they will replace, even as they enthusiastically transition to the Internet as their principal source of news.
A Portrait of Jewish Americans
New Comprehensive Survey Examines Changing Jewish Identity Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2013 — American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people. But a new Pew Research Center survey – the most comprehensive survey of the U.S. Jewish population in more than a […]
Child labor is declining but still common in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia
The International Labor Organization estimates there are 168 million child laborers worldwide, a third fewer than in 2000.
5 facts about Hispanics for Hispanic Heritage Month
Facts and figures to mark National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.
