A World Health Organization sign is seen at the entrance to the organization’s headquarters in Geneva. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) On the first day of his second administration, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations health agency. He cited dissatisfaction with the organization’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the United States’ role as its largest funder. But what do Americans think of the WHO? Here are some key findings about U.S. opinion of the organization, drawn from Pew Research Center surveys conducted before Trump’s announcement. More…
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(Photo illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) TikTok has become an important news source for many Americans. About half of TikTok users (52%) – equivalent to 17% of all U.S. adults – say they regularly get news on the site. But many TikTok users appear not to be actively following journalists or news media outlets on the site. In fact, fewer than 1% of all the TikTok accounts that Americans follow belong to these types of institutional news sources. This raises an apparent contradiction: How are so many U.S. TikTok users getting news there if such a small share of…
As debates continue over whether chatbots should have a role in the classroom, more teens are turning to ChatGPT to help with schoolwork. Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to understand American teens’ use and understanding of ChatGPT in a school setting. We surveyed 1,391 U.S. teens from Sept. 18 to Oct. 10, 2024, through Ipsos. Ipsos recruited the teens via their parents, who were part of its KnowledgePanel. The KnowledgePanel is a probability-based web panel recruited primarily through national, random sampling of residential addresses. The survey was weighted to be representative of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 who live…
President-elect Donald Trump has focused much attention on shrinking the size and scope of the federal government for his second administration. Most notably, Trump has appointed tech mogul Elon Musk and GOP-primary-rival-turned-ally Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an advisory task force dubbed the “Department of Government Efficiency.” Musk and Ramaswamy have said they aim to cut trillions of dollars from the federal budget, abolish or consolidate hundreds of federal agencies, and slash the federal payroll by as much as 75%. As Trump returns to the White House, here are answers to some common questions about the federal workforce, based on data…
The religious composition of the 119th Congress Members of the incoming 119th Congress will be sworn in at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2025. (Cynthia Johnson/Getty Images) Every two years, Pew Research Center publishes a report on the religious affiliation of members of the incoming Congress. This report is the ninth in the series, which started with the 111th Congress that began in 2009. Data on members of Congress comes from CQ Roll Call, which surveys members about their demographic characteristics, including religious affiliation. Pew Research Center researchers then code the data so that Congress can be compared with…
A photo of TikTok in the Apple App store. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Americans increasingly have been turning to the short-form video sharing platform TikTok – both in general and for news – even as the app faces an uncertain future in the United States. Here are eight key facts about Americans and TikTok, drawn from recent Pew Research Center studies. Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to better understand Americans’ use and perceptions of TikTok. The data for this analysis comes from several Center studies and public opinion surveys published in 2023 and 2024. More information about the surveys…
(GCShutter) About half (54%) of U.S. adults say they know a great deal or a fair amount about personal finances. Another 33% say they know some about personal finances, while 13% say they don’t know much or know nothing at all, according to a 2023 Pew Research Center survey. Knowledge about personal finances can refer to several strategies for managing money, including saving, budgeting, managing debt or investing. This analysis draws on a 2023 Pew Research Center survey to examine how knowledgeable Americans feel about personal finances and their money management skills. We surveyed 7,470 U.S. adults from Sept. 12…
American workers’ opinions on the role of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the workplace have become more negative since last year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Pew Research Center conducted these surveys to understand how adults in the United States think about diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the workplace. Analysis of U.S. workers’ views on DEI is based on the responses of 4,367 U.S. adults who are working part time or full time, are not self-employed, have only one job or have multiple jobs but consider one their primary job, and whose company or organization…
The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities. Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Knight Foundation is a social investor committed to supporting informed and engaged communities. Learn more > As the busiest shopping season of the year gets underway, TikTok is a go-to place for product reviews and recommendations. This is especially true for young women who use the platform, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in March.…
(Left) A union worker attends the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. (Right) Guests hold signs during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump held at an automotive parts manufacturer in Clinton Township, Michigan, on Sept. 27, 2023. (Kevin Dietsch and Scott Olson/Getty Images) Long seen as a core constituency of the Democratic Party, voters who belong to labor unions are increasingly being courted by both political parties. In this year’s presidential election, the campaigns of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have made high-profile efforts to win the support of union members.…