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Global polling by Pew finds 64% of Americans in 2026 say social media harms democracy, with public attitudes in many other countries becoming markedly more negative compared with earlier years.
Synthetic survey responses did not match real public opinion on timely early‑2026 topics, showing large errors on presidential approval and attitudes toward data centres, indicating digital twins poorly capture current public mood on topical questions.
A government campaign cites a new survey finding 82% of parents want their family to be more active together, yet 61% say they don't feel 'good enough' at sport — using celebrity parents to promote family physical activity.
Globally, growing majorities say social media harms democracy by fostering manipulation and division, even as many also report it informs people and gives individuals a political voice, according to Pew Research Center’s global polling analysis.
Synthetic poll respondents were likelier than humans to converge on a single answer or skip response options, indicating reduced diversity and response variability in AI‑generated survey data versus human respondents.
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.
The Bank of England’s biannual Systemic Risk Survey presents market participants’ views on risks to, and confidence in, the stability of the UK financial system for H2 2026.
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.
Summarises reports of Salmonella detected in livestock, dogs, birds and wildlife across Great Britain, providing surveillance data on species affected and occurrence in animals and animal feed.
Northern Ireland results from the UK Innovation Survey 2025 present firm-level innovation activity and investment across 2022–24, providing regional evidence on R&D, new products, processes and collaboration.
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.
Food and You 2 wave 11 is the latest annual official statistics survey for the Food Standards Agency, continuing national data collection on consumer attitudes, behaviours and experiences related to food.
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.
Results from the Regulator of Social Housing’s 2026–27 Quarter 1 survey on remediation in residential buildings over 11 metres, reporting progress on fire safety fixes in social housing.
Uses a discrete choice experiment to analyse how household willingness to pay for heat pumps responds to variations in upfront costs and running-cost scenarios, informing policy on financial incentives and uptake drivers.
Wave 11 of the Food and You survey tracks awareness, use and attitudes towards the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme since 2020, showing trends in public recognition and restaurant choice behaviour.
Initial phases of the Childcare Experiences Survey report findings on the government's 15‑hour childcare expansion, detailing parents' and providers' experiences of access, quality and barriers during early rollout stages.
Presents results from the DWP’s 2025–26 customer experience survey covering benefit claimants’ satisfaction and service experience with DWP between April 2025 and March 2026.
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.
Publishes surveillance data on antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium from specimens collected at sexual health clinics across England, updating findings relevant to treatment and public‑health responses.
The Market Participants Survey reports expectations on UK monetary policy from professionals active in UK rates markets, summarising their views on future Bank Rate and policy direction ahead of upcoming MPC decisions.
MHRA and its Regulatory Innovation Office invite organisations to complete a survey on the use of artificial intelligence across medicines development, to gather views on benefits, risks and regulatory implications.