6 facts about the U.S. military
Ahead of the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, here are six facts about the military.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Jenn Hatfield
Writer/Editor
Jenn Hatfield is a writer/editor at Pew Research Center.
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More Americans disapprove than approve of the job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing as U.S. health secretary
Around seven-in-ten Democrats (72%) disapprove of the job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing, compared with 14% of Republicans.
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How connected do Americans feel to their neighbors?
When it comes to trust, 44% of adults say they trust all or most of the people in their neighborhood.
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Are children better off when one parent has a job or when both do? U.S. teens differ in their views
In the U.S., 43% of teenagers say children are better off when one parent doesn’t have a job and focuses on the family.
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The changing face of Congress in 7 charts
The 119th Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse in history, and it includes the nation’s first openly transgender legislator at the federal level.
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On issue after issue, Americans say things are going better locally than nationally
On issues as varied as education and crime, Americans often have a rosier view of how things are going in their communities than in the nation as a whole.
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Striking findings from 2024
Here’s a look back at 2024 through 14 of our most striking research findings.
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A look at historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S.
Historically Black colleges and universities continue to play an important role in U.S. higher education.
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How U.S. Public Opinion Has Changed in 20 Years of Our Surveys
We took a closer look at how Americans’ views and experiences have evolved on a variety of topics over the last 20 years.
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U.S. adults under 30 have different foreign policy priorities than older adults
Americans’ views differ by age on whether measures like addressing climate change and preventing terrorist attacks should be top foreign policy priorities.
