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Where is food stamp usage highest and lowest?
Highest:
Guam (22.5%)
New Mexico (21.5%)
DC (20%)
Virgin Islands (19.9%)
Lowest:
Wyoming (4.6%)
Utah (5.1%)
New Hampshire (5.4%)
Kansas (6.3%)
More data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP: www.pewresearch.org/...
Highest:
Guam (22.5%)
New Mexico (21.5%)
DC (20%)
Virgin Islands (19.9%)
Lowest:
Wyoming (4.6%)
Utah (5.1%)
New Hampshire (5.4%)
Kansas (6.3%)
More data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP: www.pewresearch.org/...
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Where is food stamp usage highest and lowest?
Highest:
Guam (22.5%)
New Mexico (21.5%)
DC (20%)
Virgin Islands (19.9%)
Lowest:
Wyoming (4.6%)
Utah (5.1%)
New Hampshire (5.4%)
Kansas (6.3%)
More data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP: www.pewresearch.org/...
Highest:
Guam (22.5%)
New Mexico (21.5%)
DC (20%)
Virgin Islands (19.9%)
Lowest:
Wyoming (4.6%)
Utah (5.1%)
New Hampshire (5.4%)
Kansas (6.3%)
More data on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP: www.pewresearch.org/...
South Africa has received recent international attention due to persistent economic challenges, though optimism has increased domestically. In our spring 2025 survey, 35% of South Africans said the economic situation in the country was good, up from 27% in 2024 and 22% in 2023.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
South Africa has received recent international attention due to persistent economic challenges, though optimism has increased domestically. In our spring 2025 survey, 35% of South Africans said the economic situation in the country was good, up from 27% in 2024 and 22% in 2023.
34% of parents visit online parenting communities at least monthly. Those most likely to do so include:
- Mothers
- Younger parents (18-29)
- Newer parents (oldest child under 5)
- Mothers
- Younger parents (18-29)
- Newer parents (oldest child under 5)
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
34% of parents visit online parenting communities at least monthly. Those most likely to do so include:
- Mothers
- Younger parents (18-29)
- Newer parents (oldest child under 5)
- Mothers
- Younger parents (18-29)
- Newer parents (oldest child under 5)
Nearly two-thirds of South Africans (63%) expressed a favorable opinion of the ANC in early spring 2025. By comparison, around half or fewer of adults said the same about the Democratic Alliance (48%), the Economic Freedom Fighters (45%) or the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (43%).
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Nearly two-thirds of South Africans (63%) expressed a favorable opinion of the ANC in early spring 2025. By comparison, around half or fewer of adults said the same about the Democratic Alliance (48%), the Economic Freedom Fighters (45%) or the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (43%).
How many Americans use food stamps? The numbers vary from month to month. But in May 2025, the most recent month with available figures, 41.7 million people received SNAP benefits. That works out to nearly 1 in every 8 people in the country. www.pewresearch.org/...
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
How many Americans use food stamps? The numbers vary from month to month. But in May 2025, the most recent month with available figures, 41.7 million people received SNAP benefits. That works out to nearly 1 in every 8 people in the country. www.pewresearch.org/...
Why do Americans get news from news influencers?
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Why do Americans get news from news influencers?
If the U.S. had 100 people, what would religious affiliation look like? 🧵👇
Find the full analysis here:
Find the full analysis here:
If the U.S. had 100 people: Charting Americans’ religious affiliations
If the U.S. had 100 people, 62 would be Christians, including 40 Protestants, 19 Catholics, two Latter-day Saints and two who identify with other Christian groups.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If the U.S. had 100 people, what would religious affiliation look like? 🧵👇
Find the full analysis here:
Find the full analysis here:
Comment sections can often breed negativity or judgment, but in the r/Parenting community, users are finding real advice and support. Explore our analysis of activity on the subreddit, including some common issues parents mention there, posting behavior and more: www.pewresearch.org/...
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Comment sections can often breed negativity or judgment, but in the r/Parenting community, users are finding real advice and support. Explore our analysis of activity on the subreddit, including some common issues parents mention there, posting behavior and more: www.pewresearch.org/...
57% of South Africans have favorable opinions of China. 50% say the same of the U.S., marking the first time ratings of China are higher than ratings of the U.S. since we began tracking South Africans’ opinion of these countries in 2008.
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
57% of South Africans have favorable opinions of China. 50% say the same of the U.S., marking the first time ratings of China are higher than ratings of the U.S. since we began tracking South Africans’ opinion of these countries in 2008.
South Africa will soon host the annual G20 summit, marking the end of the country’s term as president of the forum. In a spring 2025 survey, 41% of South Africans say their country’s influence on the world stage has been getting weaker in recent years. www.pewresearch.org/...
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
South Africa will soon host the annual G20 summit, marking the end of the country’s term as president of the forum. In a spring 2025 survey, 41% of South Africans say their country’s influence on the world stage has been getting weaker in recent years. www.pewresearch.org/...
Although race and ethnicity have been a part of the country’s census for decades, Americans are divided on whether the government should ask about race. Nearly half (46%) of U.S. adults support including race on federal surveys, while 33% oppose it and 21% are unsure.
November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Although race and ethnicity have been a part of the country’s census for decades, Americans are divided on whether the government should ask about race. Nearly half (46%) of U.S. adults support including race on federal surveys, while 33% oppose it and 21% are unsure.
The different race, ethnicity and origin category names in the U.S. census have often changed in a reflection of changing politics and public attitudes. Explore those changes, from the first census in 1790 to the latest count in 2020.
What Census Calls Us
Explore the different race, ethnicity and origin categories used in the U.S. decennial census, from the first one in 1790 to the latest count in 2020.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The different race, ethnicity and origin category names in the U.S. census have often changed in a reflection of changing politics and public attitudes. Explore those changes, from the first census in 1790 to the latest count in 2020.
Younger adults are more likely to get news from news influencers, but they aren’t more likely to actively seek it out.
Among those who get news from influencers, 72% under age 50 say they happen to come across it, compared with 60% of Americans ages 50+. www.pewresearch.org/...
Among those who get news from influencers, 72% under age 50 say they happen to come across it, compared with 60% of Americans ages 50+. www.pewresearch.org/...
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Younger adults are more likely to get news from news influencers, but they aren’t more likely to actively seek it out.
Among those who get news from influencers, 72% under age 50 say they happen to come across it, compared with 60% of Americans ages 50+. www.pewresearch.org/...
Among those who get news from influencers, 72% under age 50 say they happen to come across it, compared with 60% of Americans ages 50+. www.pewresearch.org/...
Do Republicans and Democrats trust the United States, EU, and China to regulate AI? 🔵🔴🤖
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Full analysis here:
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Full analysis here:
Republicans, Democrats now equally concerned about AI in daily life, but views on regulation differ
Overall, 44% of U.S. adults say they trust the U.S. a lot or some to regulate the use of AI effectively, while 47% have little to no trust in the U.S. to do this.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Do Republicans and Democrats trust the United States, EU, and China to regulate AI? 🔵🔴🤖
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Full analysis here:
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Full analysis here:
How the government asks about race and ethnicity reflects shifts in how Americans think about their identity. Here are some changes made by the Census Bureau in measuring race and ethnicity over time 🧵⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
How the government asks about race and ethnicity reflects shifts in how Americans think about their identity. Here are some changes made by the Census Bureau in measuring race and ethnicity over time 🧵⬇️
About one-in-five U.S. adults (21%) say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media. Among 18- to 29-year-olds, that figure jumps to 38%.
News Influencers Fact Sheet
About one-in-five U.S. adults say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, and this is especially common among younger adults.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
About one-in-five U.S. adults (21%) say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media. Among 18- to 29-year-olds, that figure jumps to 38%.
Racial categories have been included on every U.S. census since the first one in 1790. But they have changed from decade to decade, reflecting changing politics and public attitudes. Here’s an overview of how the U.S. census has measured race, from 1790 to the present.
The changing categories the U.S. census has used to measure race
Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Racial categories have been included on every U.S. census since the first one in 1790. But they have changed from decade to decade, reflecting changing politics and public attitudes. Here’s an overview of how the U.S. census has measured race, from 1790 to the present.
From the very first census in 1790, the U.S. has measured race – but never in the same way and rarely without controversy. In this new data essay, we look at how the census has approached racial and ethnic measurement over time.
Counting Race: How the Census Measures Identity and What Americans Think About It
How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
From the very first census in 1790, the U.S. has measured race – but never in the same way and rarely without controversy. In this new data essay, we look at how the census has approached racial and ethnic measurement over time.
5 facts about religion in Nigeria
5 facts about religion in Nigeria
As of 2020, Muslims made up a majority of Nigeria’s total population (56.1%), while Christians made up 43.4%.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
5 facts about religion in Nigeria
Facts about Americans’ experiences with news influencers on social media:
News Influencers Fact Sheet
About one-in-five U.S. adults say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, and this is especially common among younger adults.
www.pewresearch.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Facts about Americans’ experiences with news influencers on social media:
As part of a survey aimed at understanding how Americans are thinking about and experiencing aging, we asked U.S. adults some questions to learn who has done estate planning or discussed end-of-life preferences. 🧵👇
Full analysis:
Full analysis:
Experiences with estate planning and discussing end-of-life preferences
About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at how Americans are thinking about aging and how things are going for adults ages 65 and older.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
As part of a survey aimed at understanding how Americans are thinking about and experiencing aging, we asked U.S. adults some questions to learn who has done estate planning or discussed end-of-life preferences. 🧵👇
Full analysis:
Full analysis:
Seven-in-ten adults or more in Indonesia, Kenya and India have at least some confidence that the actions of the international community will reduce effects of climate change. But around half or fewer agree in Argentina, Turkey and Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Seven-in-ten adults or more in Indonesia, Kenya and India have at least some confidence that the actions of the international community will reduce effects of climate change. But around half or fewer agree in Argentina, Turkey and Mexico.
What advice would you give to younger people to help them prepare for getting older? Here’s what adults ages 65 and older had to say. 🧓🧵👇
Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/...
Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/...
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What advice would you give to younger people to help them prepare for getting older? Here’s what adults ages 65 and older had to say. 🧓🧵👇
Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/...
Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/...
Most people across the nine middle-income countries we surveyed – a median of 80% – are willing to make at least some changes to how they live and work to help reduce the effects of climate change.
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Most people across the nine middle-income countries we surveyed – a median of 80% – are willing to make at least some changes to how they live and work to help reduce the effects of climate change.
When asked which of four possible effects of climate change concerns them most, respondents in nine middle-income countries named droughts or waters shortages more than twice as often as any other option.
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When asked which of four possible effects of climate change concerns them most, respondents in nine middle-income countries named droughts or waters shortages more than twice as often as any other option.