7 facts about Americans and taxes
A majority of U.S. adults say they’re bothered a lot by the feeling that some corporations (61%) and some wealthy people (60%) don’t pay their fair share.
A majority of U.S. adults say they’re bothered a lot by the feeling that some corporations (61%) and some wealthy people (60%) don’t pay their fair share.
Since 2000, there has been a downward trend in average effective tax rates for all but the richest taxpayers.
A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.
About half of all U.S. adults who use TikTok have never posted a video themselves. And the top 25% of U.S. adults on the site by posting volume produce 98% of all publicly accessible videos from this group. Users who have posted videos are generally more active on the platform than non-posters.
American TikTok users follow far more pop culture and entertainment accounts than news and politics ones.
More than 73 million people watched at least some of the first Trump-Biden debate in 2020, making it the third-largest debate audience ever.
About half of U.S. adults (52%) lived in middle-income households in 2022, according to our new analysis of government data.
Social media plays a crucial role in Americans’ news consumption, with about one-third of adults saying they regularly get news on Facebook and YouTube.
This study explores the makeup of the social media news influencer universe, including who they are, what content they create and who their audiences are.
How Americans get news has greatly changed in the 21st century. Most now use digital devices for news at least sometimes. Read about the platforms they turn to.
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