Why do some Americans leave their religion while others stay? 🧵👇 Full report here:

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Why do some Americans stay with their religion while others leave? 🧵👇 Full report here:

Why do some Americans leave their religion while others stay? Most who stay say: - They believe the religion’s teachings (64%) - Their religion fulfills their spiritual needs (61%) - Their religion gives their life meaning (56%)

64% of teens say they ever use an AI chatbot, including 16% who do so several times a day or almost constantly.

Growing shares say the Trump administration is doing ‘too much’ to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally

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Less than a year into his second term, President Donald Trump has issued more executive orders than he did in his entire first term.

Teens turn to a variety of online platforms, but YouTube continues to stand out. Roughly nine-in-ten teens report ever using it. TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat are the next most widely used platforms.

Far more Americans say they’d like to live in the past than in the future: https://pewrsr.ch/4rNfxEF

8 in 10 Latinos say the Trump administration’s policies have been harmful to Hispanics. Those figures are up from 2019, late in Trump’s first term, among Latino Republicans and Democrats alike. www.pewresearch.org/...

Most Americans say government has a responsibility to ensure health care coverage: https://pewrsr.ch/495emca

As President Donald Trump’s second term unfolds, Latinos are increasingly critical of his administration’s immigration policies and approach to deportations.

Americans are following the news less closely than they used to: https://pewrsr.ch/4iOmCAw

U.S. Latinos are now more worried about being asked to prove their legal status during their daily activities (43% today vs. 31% in March), and roughly 1 in 5 have changed their daily routines because of it.

Amid heightened deportation efforts during Donald Trump’s second term, about half of U.S. Hispanics worry they or someone close to them might be deported, and 43% worry about being asked to prove their legal status during their daily activities.

Recent polling shows no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults. Key measures of religiousness are holding steady in the United States, continuing a period of relative stability that began about five years ago. www.pewresearch.org/...

U.S.-born and immigrant Latinos are just as likely to say they’ve seen or heard of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests or raids in their local area in the last six months. 58% of U.S.-born Latinos and 60% of Latino immigrants a have experienced this.

The economy was the top issue for Latino voters in 2024. Here’s an update. 🧵👇

Striking findings from 2025

For the first time in nearly two decades of our surveys of U.S. Latinos, most say they think the situation of Hispanics in this country has worsened in the last year. And about a third of Latinos say they have considered leaving the country in the last six months. www.pewresearch.org/...

Are young adults experiencing a religious revival? Our data says no. 🧵👇 Full analysis here:

Frustration has long been Americans’ dominant emotion toward the federal government. This sentiment is common across the political spectrum regardless of which party holds the presidency.

Older Americans who live alone tend to fare worse than those who live with others. Here are 6 facts about older Americans’ living arrangements. 🧵👇 & full analysis here:

Where are the world’s religious groups most concentrated? ➡️ 95% of Hindus live in India ️️➡️ 67% of the religiously unaffiliated live in China ➡️ 47% of Jews live in Israel ➡️ 52% of Buddhists live in Thailand, China and Myanmar Full analysis here:

In a year of shifting vaccine guidance, 63% of Americans are highly confident childhood vaccines work — but trust drops somewhat when it comes to safety testing and the vaccine schedule. www.pewresearch.org/...

Just 17% of Americans now say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right. While trust in government has been low for decades, the current measure is one of the lowest in the nearly seven decades.

Older Black adults are more likely than younger Black adults to describe themselves as very religious. 39% of Black adults ages 65 and older describe themselves this way, compared with 21% of Black adults under 30.

Black Americans are among the most religious groups in the United States, but within the group their religious identities and beliefs differ substantially. Here are key facts about Black Americans and religion 🧵⬇️

Older Americans who live alone tend to fare worse than those who live with others – from their wellbeing to material hardship to overall longevity. 26% of U.S. adults ages 65+ lived alone in 2023, the most recent year with available data.

Young Americans are generally less likely than older Americans to get their news from traditional platforms, like television and radio. Instead, 93% say they at least sometimes get news from digital devices.

The news is relentless these days, and yet – or maybe because of that – Americans are following it less closely than they used to. NEW from @pewresearch.org: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

As of 2025, 15% of young adults say they follow the news all or most of the time compared to 62% of the oldest Americans. Young adults are also less likely than all older age groups to say they closely follow national and local news.

Across 25 countries we surveyed earlier this year, trust in others varies widely. But it tends to be higher in high-income countries than in middle-income ones.

Majorities in both the U.S. and Germany see China as a major threat to their economy.

People who trust others tend to support international cooperation more than those who don’t

While YouTube and Facebook are still America’s most-used social media platforms, growth is up on: TikTok – 37% of U.S. adults use it today, up from 21% in 2021 Instagram – 50% today v. 40% in 2021 WhatsApp – 32% today v. 23% in 2021 Reddit – 26% today v. 18% in 2021 More: www.pewresearch.org/...

In 2025, 27% of Germans say relations with the U.S. are good, while 73% say they are bad – a complete flip from the last year (74% good vs. 22% bad). Americans’ views – while more negative than in 2024 – continue to be positive toward the U.S.-Germany relationship overall.

Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say politicians should avoid heated or aggressive speech.

Younger adults are far more likely than older adults to report using YouTube and TikTok daily. www.pewresearch.org/...

Best time to have Thanksgiving dinner Americans are closely divided between the early afternoon (12-3 pm) and the late afternoon (3-6 pm). 1% prefer to have "dinner" in the morning. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Americans are more likely to visit Facebook and YouTube daily than other sites. Smaller shares are daily users of TikTok or X. www.pewresearch.org/...

A majority of U.S. parents with minor children (57%) are extremely or very confident that childhood vaccines are highly effective at preventing serious illness.

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Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to say medical scientists should have a major role in childhood vaccine policy decisions. In turn, Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to say parents of young children should have a major role. www.pewresearch.org/...

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Adults under 30 are more likely than older adults to use most of the social media platforms we asked about. The youngest adults particularly stand out in their use of Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and Reddit.

Americans say scientists’ research on childhood vaccines is influenced at least some of the time by: - The best available scientific evidence (87%) - Concern for the interests of children’s health (85%) - Pharmaceutical companies (77%) - Scientists’ political leanings (64%)

More Americans prefer to watch the news than read or listen to it

Religiousness varies a lot by race among Democrats, relatively little among Republicans