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Synthetic samples tended to overstate differences between demographic groups and presented some answers as nearly universal, implying digital twin approaches can distort subgroup estimates and population distributions.
Registered US voters prefer Democrats over Republicans for the House by 44% to 36% in the 2026 midterms; the dataset breaks preferences down by race, ethnicity, age and other demographics as part of a broader midterm analysis.
White evangelical Protestants and White Catholics in the US prefer Republican candidates for the 2026 midterms, while other religious groups are either split or lean Democratic, signalling wide variation in partisan alignment by faith.
A national Australian survey finds around 80% of adults back restricting children’s access to social media, including 51% who strongly support such limits.
Since 2015 the share of US adults who say they use cash for all or almost all weekly purchases has fallen from 24% to 12%, signalling a marked shift toward non-cash payment methods over the past decade.
AI‑generated survey respondents were much less likely than humans to choose “not sure” and far less likely to give factually incorrect answers, suggesting synthetic respondents express higher certainty and apparent factual knowledge.
Appendix material defining who counts as part of an online community, supplied as supplementary documentation to a Pew Research Center study of online community membership and behaviours.
Public dissatisfaction and low presidential approval accompany the 2026 US midterms, with Democratic voters showing higher engagement and turnout intention amid a generally sour national mood.
Global data on social media platform use shows Facebook typically remains the most-used platform worldwide, followed by Instagram, with lower overall penetration for TikTok, X and Snapchat.
Presents new YouGov polling showing 51% of respondents pick immigration and asylum as a top issue, and includes analysis of public attitudes and the new prime minister’s standing on this high-profile topic.
Institute for Government report examines how the public understands government, analysing public perceptions and civic knowledge to inform communication and accountability reforms.
Finds that urban, suburban and rural Americans participate in public life at broadly similar overall rates, but differ in the specific civic activities they undertake, with variation across community types in how they engage.
Five lessons from the CFM‑NIESR survey warn the new Chancellor faces the highest borrowing costs in the G7, a fiscal consolidation concentrated toward an election year and contested cash spending plans, informing short‑term budget priorities.
Across 12 surveyed countries, a median 43% say they trust China to effectively regulate AI, compared with 35% for the United States and 34% for the European Union, according to Pew Research Center polling.
Pew Research Center finds Americans’ feelings toward China have warmed since 2021 but remain largely negative, with pronounced partisan and generational divides shaping attitudes.
Pew’s survey of 41,113 adults across 37 countries finds that concerns about AI’s growth and economic effects are more common in high-income countries than in middle-income nations.
Public opinion in the US toward data centres has become more negative since January, while a substantial share of Americans remain unfamiliar or uncertain about what data centres are and how they affect communities and the environment.
A 37‑country Pew Research Center survey finds more respondents expect AI to cause job losses than to create net job growth, expressing both concern and excitement and reporting pessimism about AI’s likely effect on economic inequality.
Surveying 37 countries, Pew finds many young adults are simultaneously excited and worried about AI’s future impacts, though views vary significantly by country and demographic group.
Pre‑arrival Academic Questionnaire pilot data from over 7,800 new students at 15 English institutions confirms widespread transition challenges — from loneliness to belonging — and the blog discusses practical university actions to improve student integration.
Latter‑day Saints are generally highly religious but with variation: members in the Mountain region and those with higher education levels report especially high religiosity, so observance is not uniform across the group.
While Latter‑day Saints largely identify as Republican, 75% of Latter‑day Saint Republicans say racial and ethnic diversity strengthens the country versus about 60% of Republicans overall, marking them as more favourable on this issue.
In 37 countries surveyed, most adults have at least some awareness of AI, but the share who have heard or read a lot ranges widely — over half in Japan and Germany, versus around one-in-ten or fewer in some countries.
About 48% of Latter‑day Saints say most people can be trusted, compared with 34% of U.S. adults overall, indicating higher social trust among this religious group.
Latter‑day Saints report higher family life satisfaction and are more likely than many Americans to marry within their religion, reflecting stronger family orientation and traditional gender role attitudes.
Individuals raised in the Latter‑day Saint church who remain members are more religious than those who left or who converted, and their demographics differ in notable ways from former members and converts.
Polling ahead of Brazil’s Oct 4, 2026 elections identifies four key public views on the country’s state and its principal trading partners, offering insights into voter sentiment and international priorities before the vote.
Monthly digest of public‑attitude research that highlights, among other findings, the share of people with bachelor’s degrees who say “working class” describes them extremely or very well, compared with 66% of those without bachelor’s degrees.
Most Americans express strong support for press freedom but are split on what limits are acceptable, showing disagreement over issues such as government access to journalists’ information amid legal disputes like the DOJ–LinkedIn case.
US members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remain highly religious and politically conservative, but the study finds emerging demographic and social shifts within the faith community pointing to change over time.