The Best of Pew Research Fact Tank
10+ most popular Pew Research Fact Tank articles, as voted by our community.
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Pew Research Fact Tank on Cannabis
Two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization
Two-thirds of Americans say marijuana use should be legal, reflecting a steady increase over the past decade.
Pew Research Fact Tank on Fatherhood
7 facts about American dads
Fatherhood in America is changing. Ahead of Father's Day, read key findings about dads in the United States.
Pew Research Fact Tank on Gadgets
10 tech-related trends that shaped the decade
The tech landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade, both in the United States and around the world.
Pew Research Fact Tank on LGBTQIA
Where Europe stands on gay marriage and civil unions
Majorities of adults in all 15 countries in Western Europe surveyed by Pew Research Center in 2017 support same-sex marriage.
Pew Research Fact Tank on Millennials
Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins
Pew Research Center now uses 1996 as the last birth year for Millennials in our work. President Michael Dimock explains why.
Millennials overtake Baby Boomers as America’s largest generation
Millennials now number 75.4 million, surpassing the 74.9 million Baby Boomers.
Pew Research Fact Tank on Religion
Europe experienced a surge in government restrictions on religious activity over the last decade
In addition to government actions, there also was a dramatic increase in Europe in some measures of social hostility to religion.
Among religious ‘nones,’ atheists and agnostics know the most about religion
Atheists and agnostics know more about religion than most other religious groups, while those with no particular religion are among the least knowledgeable.
Pew Research Fact Tank on Republicans
The polarization in today’s Congress has roots that go back decades
On average, Democrats and Republicans are farther apart ideologically today than at any time in the past 50 years.
Partisan divides in media trust widen, driven by a decline among Republicans
In just five years, the percentage of Republicans with at least some trust in national news organizations has been cut in half.
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64% of Americans say social media have a mostly negative effect on the way things are going…
Just one-in-ten Americans say social media sites have a mostly positive effect on the way things are going in the U.S. today.
By a wide margin, Americans view inflation as the top problem facing the country today
Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country, followed by the affordability of health care and violent crime.
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Pew Research Fact Tank on Social Media
More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend on other social media sites
The share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has roughly tripled from 3% in 2020 to 10% in 2022.