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Pew Research

Americans remain concerned about press freedoms, but partisan views have flipped since 2024

By Filings on Fri, 04/25/25
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2024: 47% of Republicans/Republican-leaning “said they were extremely or very concerned about restrictions on press freedoms.” Democrats /Democratic-leaning:38%. Today:Democrats (60%), Republicans (28%). - Pew

Pew Research: How Americans view Israel and the Israel-Hamas war in early 2025

By Filings on Thu, 04/10/25
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“the public’s views of Israel have turned more negative over the past three years. More than half of U.S. adults (53%) now express an unfavorable opinion of Israel, up from 42% in March 2022” - Pew

U.S. adults differ in how much they say certain things should be emphasized for boys and girls

By Filings on Mon, 03/17/25
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“By margins of at least 10 percentage points, Americans are less likely now than they were in 2017 to say there’s too little emphasis on encouraging girls to … Do well in school (27% now vs. 43% in 2017) … Be leaders (38% vs. 53%)… Stand up for themselves (41% vs. 54%)” - Pew

Almost half of Americans say people have gotten ruder since the COVID-19 pandemic

By Filings on Thu, 03/13/25
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“Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) say the way people behave in public these days is ruder than before the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes 20% who say behavior today is a lot ruder.” - Pew

How Americans view alcohol’s benefits and risks

By Filings on Wed, 03/12/25
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“A majority of drinkers (57%) think their own alcohol use does not increase their risk of serious physical health problems. Still, 43% say their drinking does increase their risk of health problems either a lot or a little.” - Pew Research

Pew: Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off

By Filings on Mon, 03/03/25
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“…for the last five years, between 2019 and 2024, the Christian share of the adult population has been relatively stable, hovering between 60% and 64%.” - Pew

Pew: “About two-thirds of U.S. adults support policies requiring transgender athletes to compete on teams that match the sex they were assigned at birth”

By Filings on Thu, 02/27/25
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“At the same time, 56% of adults express support for policies aimed at protecting trans people from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces.” - Pew

Pew Research: A look at homeschooling in the U.S.

By Filings on Fri, 02/21/25
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“The most common reason given by parents of homeschooled children is concern about the school environment – such as safety, drugs or negative peer pressure (83% of parents of homeschooled children cite this as a reason).” - Pew

5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19

By Filings on Mon, 02/17/25
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“Looking back, nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together.” - Pew

What makes someone ‘truly’ belong in a country? Views differ on language, birthplace, other factors

By Filings on Thu, 01/30/25
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“The factor perceived as least important is being a member of the historically predominant religion, according to Pew Research Center surveys conducted in 36 countries in 2023 and 2024.” - Pew Research

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