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About 4 in 10 teens support cellphone bans in classrooms; fewer back all-day restrictions
Tue Jan 13 1:56 pm

About one-in-five teens support banning cellphones during the entire school day, including at lunch and between classes.

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Wikipedia at 25: What the data tells us
Tue Jan 13 10:53 am

As of December 2025, there are over 66 million articles across all languages on Wikipedia. Around 7 million articles are in English.

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7 facts about Venezuelans in the U.S.
Fri Jan 09 3:59 pm

The number of Venezuelans in the U.S. has more than doubled in five years, to about 1.2 million. Here's what we know about this population.

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The oldest Baby Boomers turn 80 in 2026
Fri Jan 09 12:58 pm

Baby Boomers – adults born between 1946 and 1964 – will soon reach a milestone, when the oldest members of this generation turn 80.

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What we know about internet use, smartphone ownership and digital divides in the U.S.
Thu Jan 08 1:59 pm

Today, most Americans subscribe to home broadband internet and own a smartphone, while about four-in-ten say they're online almost constantly.

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Younger Americans are less likely than others to support an active role for the U.S. in world affairs
Mon Dec 22 11:51 am

Overall, 53% of Americans say it is extremely or very important for the U.S. to take an active role in world affairs.

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U.S. stands out globally in how it draws legislative districts
Fri Dec 19 11:00 am

Among 107 democracies, we found that only one other country uses the same redistricting approach as the U.S.

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Trump has already issued more executive orders in his second term than in his first
Tue Dec 16 1:54 pm

Before Trump, the last time a president surpassed 100 executive orders in the first year of a term was 1945, when Harry Truman took over the presidency after FDR’s death.

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Why Do Some Americans Leave Their Religion While Others Stay?
Mon Dec 15 1:50 pm

A majority of adults still identify with their childhood religion, but 35% don’t. Read about when and why Americans may switch faiths or stay.

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Growing shares say the Trump administration is doing ‘too much’ to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally
Mon Dec 15 12:51 pm

Overall, 50% of adults disapprove of the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, including 36% who strongly disapprove.

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Our favorite data visualizations of 2025
Mon Dec 15 10:51 am

In this post, we’ll highlight a few of our favorite visuals from 2025 and walk through how we made them and what makes them successful.

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Far more Americans say they’d like to live in the past than in the future
Thu Dec 11 10:50 am

45% of U.S. adults say that if they could choose, they would live sometime in the past, while 14% say they’d live sometime in the future.

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