Published in Pew Research Center: Decoded·Dec 7, 2022We’ve moved!Find our latest Decoded posts on our website at www.pewresearch.org/decoded.1 min read1 min read
Mar 16, 2018How Millennials today compare with their grandparents 50 years agoBy Richard Fry, Ruth Igielnik and Eileen Patten The past five decades — spanning from the time when the Silent Generation (today, in their 70s and 80s) was entering adulthood to the adulthood of today’s Millennials — have seen large shifts in U.S. society and culture. It has been a…Millennials6 min readMillennials6 min read
Mar 14, 2018About a quarter of U.S. adults say they are ‘almost constantly’ online77% of Americans go online on a daily basis, including 26% who go online almost constantly — By Andrew Perrin and Jingjing Jiang As smartphones and other mobile devices have become more widespread, 26% of American adults now report that they go online “almost constantly,” up from 21% in 2015, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in January 2018. Overall, 77% of Americans go online…Internet3 min readInternet3 min read
Jan 29, 2018State of the Union 2018: Americans’ views on key issues facing the nationBy Kristen Bialik President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday — a speech that millions of Americans will watch closely. Earlier this month, about three-in-ten (31%) said in a Pew Research Center survey that this year’s speech is “more important” than those in…Politics8 min readPolitics8 min read
Jan 18, 2018Is U.S. fertility at an all-time low? It dependsThere are different ways to measure fertility, and each tells a different story about when fertility bottomed out — By Gretchen Livingston U.S. fertility rates have reached another record low, at 62.0 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age, according to the most recent government figures. …Fertility6 min readFertility6 min read
Jan 9, 20187 facts about the STEM workforce17.3 million Americans work in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, up from 9.7 million in 1990 — By Nikki Graf, Richard Fry and Cary Funk Employment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations has grown 79% since 1990, from 9.7 million to 17.3 million, outpacing overall U.S. job growth. …Education6 min readEducation6 min read
Jan 5, 2018About six-in-ten Americans support marijuana legalizationSupport for legalization has increased steadily over the past decade — By Abigail GeigerMarijuana3 min readMarijuana3 min read
Dec 20, 2017From #MAGA to #MeToo: A look at U.S. public opinion in 2017Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock looks back at the events that defined 2017 and what public opinion can tell us about the important trends shaping American society. — By Michael Dimock In his first year as U.S. president, Donald Trump represented a clear break in style and substance from his predecessor, Barack Obama — and from many of the chief executives who came before them. …20179 min read20179 min read
Dec 14, 2017Gender discrimination comes in many forms for today’s working womenFrom earning less than male counterparts for doing the same job to being passed over for important assignments — By Kim Parker and Cary Funk About four-in-ten working women (42%) in the United States say they have faced discrimination on the job because of their gender. …Women6 min readWomen6 min read
Oct 31, 2017Most think the ‘American dream’ is within reach for themFreedom of choice, family widely viewed as essential elements of American dream — Despite persistently low levels of public satisfaction with the state of the nation, most Americans say they have achieved the “American dream” or are on their way to achieving it. Only about one-in-five (17%) say the American dream is “out of reach” for their family. The American dream means different…American Dream3 min readAmerican Dream3 min read
