NEW from @pewresearch.org today: Americans Give Early Trump Foreign Policy Actions Mixed or Negative Reviews www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/... Below, a thread of some key findings

Is it unacceptable to play music out loud in public? Or wear earbuds while talking to a shopkeeper? What about to bring a pet into a grocery store? @pewresearch.org has new data on what Americans think is unacceptable in public pewrsr.ch/43E03sH

Who Americans expect to gain influence in the new Trump administration according to a new @pewresearch.org survey: - Business corporations 70% - Wealthy people 65% - White people 60% - The military 57% - Men 55% - Evangelical Christians 48% pewrsr.ch/4idN8Cx

@pewresearch.org published an amazing interactive today that lets you explore religion at the national and state level, as well as dig into 34 metro areas. For example, in DC, where I live, 31% are religiously unaffiliated, 27% attend religious services at least once a week and 49% believe in hell

NEW from @pewresearch.org: - 56% of Americans disapprove of Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship - Most Dems disapprove (84%); most Reps approve (72%) - though Dem disapproval is more widespread and intense than Rep approval - Rep views differ by race and ethnicity pewrsr.ch/4kcSKOv

New data from @pewresearch.org: 42% of Americans have an unfavorable view of Musk -- but it's highly partisan (73% of Rs have a favorable view; 12% of Ds) 25% of Americans have favorable views of Zuckerberg and it's less partisan (34% R, 17% D) More here: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Interesting finding in the new @pewresearch.org COVID-19 report: 39% of Americans are not sure what the current health guidelines are for someone who gets COVID-19. 33% think there's no point in people testing for COVID-19 and 40% that it's no worse than a cold or flu www.pewresearch.org?p=199451

Great new @pewresearch.org report focused on COVID's impact 5 years later: - 72% of Americans think the pandemic did more to drive the country apart than bring it together - 75% say the pandemic took a toll on them but the vast majority say they have recovered at least somewhat pewrsr.ch/43bH20P

Here's an extremely timely new piece from @pewresearch.org on foreign aid, answering questions like how much the federal government spends on foreign aid, what it's used for, who receives it, and how Americans feel about it: pewrsr.ch/4hilaox Some facts in a thread below (1/5)

Before Trump pulled out of the WHO, a majority of Americans said the U.S. benefitted from membership in the org. 79% of Dems and 38% of Reps see benefits to membership; this 41 pt gap is larger than partisan divides over the benefits of membership in the UN (36 pts) or NATO (30) pewrsr.ch/4huvfit

New from @pewresearch.org: a look at global religious nationalism. As part of this, we asked about the influence certain sacred texts (Bible, Quran, etc. depending on country) should--and currently do--have on the country's laws. The U.S. stands out from other high-income countries shorturl.at/YQNot

46% of workers who telework at least some of the time say that if they were no longer allowed to work from home, they'd be unlikely to stay at their current job per @pewresearch.org : www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Some fascinating facts about federal workers in this new @pewresearch.org roundup (1/5): - The most highly educated federal agency is USAID; 2/3 of its employees have an MA, PhD or other advanced degree - Fewer than a fifth of the workers in OPM's database are in DC, MD or VA (the DMV)

Nice historical context on government shutdowns and views

Americans' confidence in the nation's judicial system and courts is now at a record low 35%, per Gallup. Only a few countries have seen larger percentage-point drops in confidence over a similar 4 year span: Myanmar, Venezuela, South Africa and Syria among them. news.gallup.com/poll/653897/...

This is a fun tool to graph the popularity of your name over time based on social security data. As one of 4 Laura's in my HS class, not surprised about this 80s peak. Try yours here: baby-names.jetpack.ai

Found a real gem while doing legitimate research. Delighted to have discovered it; devastated none of them chose the plural my 2 year old does: "Octopus octopus"

@pewresearch.org is now hiring interns for summer 2025. Apply or share with others who might be interested, please! These internships are paid and a great learning/networking experience for undergrads: pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...

Add some data to your hot takes about elections with this nice new synthesis piece about the 2024 mega election year from @pewresearch.org pewrsr.ch/4g9zfUy

According to a new @pewresearch.org blog, 75% of Americans are confident in their ability to find their credit report, but fewer are confident in their ability to create a monthly budget (59%) or a plan to pay off debt (57%) or an investment plan (27%) More here: pewrsr.ch/4iqQ9zA

The new "striking findings" post from @pewresearch.org is out today, highlighting some of our big numbers from 2024. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

88% of voters say the 2024 election was run and administered at least somewhat well -- up from 59% in 2020. These rosier views are driven entirely by shifting Trump voters, 93% of whom say this year was well administered -- compared with 21% in 2020. More here: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

The Global Attitudes team @pewresearch.org is hiring a research associate! We're looking for someone with a background in public opinion/social science research who has strong data skills--and ideally an interest in cross-national research. Apply here: pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...

Obsessed with this and eagerly anticipating the sequel: hot croc buns

Yelled “this is an elite activity!” at our Washington DC turkey trot this am …. Because only 3% of Americans expected to participate in a community run on Thanksgiving this year! www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Great context on views of tariffs from some past @pewresearch.org surveys. We also found in 2021 that more Americans thought increased tariffs on imported goods from China were bad for the U.S. (44%) than good (30%) (more here: www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/...)

In a cognitive interview I'm watching, a NYer was asked how happy she would be to share a meal with a Jewish person. She said she'd love to because she loves Jewish food ... like gefilte fish. The election left some feeling confused about public opinion, but this one has me scratching my head ...

With all the energy on this platform, I'm excited to re-engage. I'm an associate director @pewresearch.org focusing on global public opinion, especially foreign policy, democracy and China. Here to share/learn about those things...but also here for any esoteric, nerdy wordplay and puns y'all share.

Trying out this platform again as #Thanksgiving approaches...so here's some new @pewresearch.org data on the holiday - 7% of Americans expect to have dinner with 20+ people this year! - Americans are divided about whether the best holiday meal time is 12-3 PM (36%) or 3-6 PM (38%) shorturl.at/XBZaZ

Do you like when you are offered a suggested tip amount? - Americans are divided: more oppose (40%) than favor it (24%), according to a new @pewresearch.org survey. A 72% majority oppose automatic service charges. So much more on views of tipping culture here: www.pewresearch.org/2023/11/09/t...

Fun new quiz out of @pewresearch.org about what Americans know about their government. Take it first here: www.pewresearch.org/politics/qui... Then read the report here: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... Fun finding: Republicans and Democrats perform similarly on these civic knowledge questions

How do views of the U.S. and China compare when it comes to their foreign policy, soft power, and more? Check it out here in our new data essay: www.pewresearch.org/global/2023/...

In advance of the likely APEC Xi-Biden summit, we drafted this awesome interactive showing the gap in views of American and Chinese leadership over time, as well as the gap in views of the two countries. Dive into a cool visual of our data over time: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Fun new BLS analysis by @pewresearch.org documents that, yes, your husband is probably spending more time on leisure than you are, at least if you are an employed woman ages 25 to 64 with a child under 18 at home. More here: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

One more fact for good measure: nearly all countries are "on the hour" but Afghanistan, India, Iran, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are on the half hour, while Nepal is on the 45-minute mark relative to most other time zones. And Australia and Canada have places on the hour and half hour! pewrsr.ch/3tNdBSZ

Changing your clocks in the next few weeks? Around a third of the world's countries will be. But, around half of the countries of the world once celebrated daylight saving time, with many abandoning it, including over the past decade. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Might as well get started on this platform by posting some time zone facts from this deeply esoteric--and satisfying--blog I just wrote. First: you want to schedule a meeting that's maximally convenient? Consider using UTC+8, where around a fifth of the world's population resides. pewrsr.ch/3tNdBSZ