Some 73% of online men use social media, on par with the 80% of online women who say they do so. But there are still some gender differences on specific platforms.- 24934Murphy2025-03-20
Thanks to texting and social media, teens today have many more ways to reach out to a crush than in the analog days of using the family telephone and passing notes in the hallways.- 26846Murphy2025-03-20
The number of book readers has dipped a bit from the previous year and the number of e-book readers has remained flat.- 26495Murphy2025-03-20
Americans see a number of economic threats from China, but they are also worried about cyberattacks, Bejing's human rights record, China's impact on the environment and its growing military strength.- 26971Murphy2025-03-20
With Grandparents Day coming up this Sunday, it’s a good time to look at how often and by what means Americans keep in touch with the eldest members of their families.- 21682Murphy2025-03-20
Our latest report focuses on how teens develop and sustain friendships in the digital age, including where they meet, communicate and spend time with friends.- 24918Murphy2025-03-20
Texting is the most common and frequent way that teens communicate with all types of friends, but they haven’t abandoned phone calling – especially among their closest friends.- 28955Murphy2025-03-20
Six-in-ten app downloaders have chosen not to install an app when they discovered how much personal information the app required in order to use it.- 29597Murphy2025-03-20
This analysis is exploratory research aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of news habits on Twitter by using a survey-based sample to identify a- 25698Murphy2025-03-20
In principle, most people around the world support freedom of expression. But there is a fine line between general support for freedom of speech and support for specific forms of expression.- 25127Murphy2025-03-20
From heart emojis on Instagram to saying goodbye to a relationship with a text message, digital technology plays an important role in teen relationships.- 27402Murphy2025-03-20
A look at how researchers analyzed news habits on Twitter using a small but representative sample of users drawn from a national survey of U.S. adults.- 22068Murphy2025-03-20
Telephone surveys face numerous challenges, but some positive developments have emerged, principally with respect to sampling.- 20948Murphy2025-03-20
A new Pew Research Center survey of 13- t0 17-year-olds examines how teens flirt, date and even break up in the digital age.- 24577Murphy2025-03-20
It may seem as if basic or flip phones are a thing of the past, given that 73% of teens have a smartphone. But that still leaves 15% of teens who only have a basic cellphone and 12% who have none at all, and it makes a difference in the way each group com- 23672Murphy2025-03-20
For many Americans, one device isn’t enough.- 20260Murphy2025-03-20
The face of the Washington press corps has changed markedly in recent years, transformed by an increase in the number of journalists working for “niche” publications and digital startups.- 22416Murphy2025-03-20
A significant minority of adults have felt confused, discouraged or impatient when trying to make decisions about sharing their information.- 21584Murphy2025-03-20
From Millennials in the workforce to religion in America, our most popular posts told important stories about trends shaping our world.- 29283Murphy2025-03-20
We’re making this change to ensure our survey samples properly represent the now roughly half (47%) of U.S. adults who only have a cellphone.- 26144Murphy2025-03-20
Read key findings from an analysis that looks into the public's interest in guns as potential consumer products, rather than as a subject of general interest.
A majority of Americans say they use YouTube and Facebook, while use of Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok is especially common among adults under 30.
