short readsJul 15, 2019 About one-in-five adult Twitter users in the U.S. follow Trump Republican and Republican-leaning adult Twitter users are more likely than Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents to follow Trump.
short readsJul 12, 2019 A growing number of American teenagers – particularly girls – are facing depression Depression is rising among American teenagers, and teen girls are particularly likely to have had recent depressive episodes.
short readsJul 10, 2019 For World Population Day, a look at the countries with the biggest projected gains – and losses – by 2100 Four of the 10 most populous countries will no longer be among the top 10 in 2100 – and all four will be supplanted by rapidly growing African nations.
short readsJul 1, 2019 About one-in-six U.S. teachers work second jobs – and not just in the summer Classes have ended for the summer at U.S. public schools, but a sizable share of teachers are still hard at work at second jobs outside the classroom.
short readsJun 20, 2019 During Trump visit, UK legislators tweeted critically of potential trade deal with U.S. United Kingdom legislators in the House of Lords and House of Commons tweeted more critical content of Trump’s recent visit to the nation.
short readsJun 11, 2019 Only 2% of federal criminal defendants went to trial in 2018, and most who did were found guilty Trials are rare in the federal criminal justice system: Just 2% of criminal defendants went to trial in fiscal 2018. Acquittals are even rarer.
reportMay 23, 2019 Men Appear Twice as Often as Women in News Photos on Facebook Photos that exclusively show men make up the majority of photos that show people; representational differences persist across topics
short readsMay 21, 2019 From police to parole, black and white Americans differ widely in their views of criminal justice system Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
short readsApr 30, 2019 The gap between the number of blacks and whites in prison is shrinking Blacks have long outnumbered whites in U.S. prisons. But a significant decline in the number of black prisoners has narrowed the gap.
short readsApr 24, 2019 Key takeaways from our new study of how Americans use Twitter Our first study of Twitter behavior based on a representative sample of U.S. adult users explores Americans’ use of the platform.