Pew Research Center's Blog, page 42

How the U.S. compares with the rest of the world on religious restrictions

The U.S. ranks in the middle range of the nearly 200 countries we analyzed to assess restrictions on religion and social hostilities toward religious groups.

6 facts about public opinion in Nigeria before election day

Nigerians head to the polls this weekend for a long-delayed presidential election. Here's what they had to say about the state of their country when we surveyed them in the spring of 2014.

High-income Americans pay most income taxes, but enough to be ‘fair’?

By design, wealthier Americans pay most of the nation’s total individual income taxes.

A majority of English-speaking Hispanics in the U.S. are bilingual

This widespread bilingualism has the potential to affect future generations of Latinos, a population that is among the fastest growing in the nation.

On Twitter, local news is hard to find

Here's a rundown of what worked and what didn't in using Twitter for our research of three local news ecosystems.

Case study: More residents see local news quality as better than worse

And more think keeping up with local news has gotten easier than harder, according to our analysis of the media landscape in three U.S. cities.

10 facts about technology use in the emerging world

In our survey of thousands of people across 32 emerging and developing nations, we found some notable data points that might have been lost in the fray.

Internet Access Strongly Related to Per Capita Income

Across the emerging and developing nations surveyed, internet access is closely linked to national income

Comparing Millennials to Other Generations

Our interactive graphic compares the generations today and in the years that each generation was young (ages 18 to 33) to demonstrate this sea change in the activities and experiences of young adults that has occurred over the past 50 years.

Federal Tax System Seen in Need of Overhaul

Americans’ top complaint about the tax system is not the amount they pay in taxes, but the feeling that some corporations and wealthy people do not pay their fair share.