Conrad Hackett

Bar chart showing that, among Americans who say Republican and Democratic voters can't agree on basic facts, 67% say a major reason is that they're interpreting the same information differently. A smaller share (53%) say a major reason is that Republican and Democratic voters are getting different information. The chart is based on a March 2025 Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults.

Most Americans say Republican and Democratic voters can't agree on basic facts. But why is that?

67% say a major reason is that they're interpreting the same information differently. 53% say a major reason is that they're getting different information.

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Chart from Pew Research Center showing the countries that provide the most funding for the United Nations.

Chart from Pew Research Center showing that while the United Nations "assessment rate" for the United States has gone down since 1946, the assessment rate for China has gone up.

US funding for the UN is in the Trump administration's crosshairs. The US is the largest funder of the UN, but its mandatory contribution rate is much lower today than in the past (while China's has gone up a lot). New explainer from @pewresearch.org: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Online Scams and Attacks in America Today 73% of U.S. adults have experienced some kind of online scam or attack, and these are common across age groups. Most get scam calls, texts and emails at least weekly.

Yesterday, we released a new report showing just how pervasive online scams have become. Almost 3/4 of adults say the've experienced at least one kind of scam and 79% say it's a major problem!

We don’t have a separate estimate of atheists but they are generally included In the unaffiliated category.

Between 2010 and 2020, Christians lost their majority status in the United Kingdom (where they made up 49% of the population as of 2020), Australia (47%), France (46%) and Uruguay (44%).

Between 2010 and 2020, Christians lost majority status in the UK, Australia, France & Uruguay.
Uruguay, the Netherlands and New Zealand gained unaffiliated majorities.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/07/29/the-number-of-christian-majority-countries-fell-between-2010-and-2020/

The number of Christian-majority countries fell between 2010 and 2020 Countries that lost their Christian majorities all saw growing percentages of religiously unaffiliated people.

NEW: Percent of countries where the majority of the population is:
Christian 60%
Muslim 26%
Religiously unaffiliated 5%
Buddhist 3%
Hindu 1%
Jewish 0.5%
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/07/29/the-number-of-christian-majority-countries-fell-between-2010-and-2020/

Is there really a religious revival in England? Why I’m sceptical of a new report In Anglican and Catholic churches, average weekly attendance is down about 20% from pre-pandemic levels.

Reasons for doubt theconversation.com/is-there-rea...

The Sunday Express' front page story about the "Quiet Revival" doesn't mention any reasons to doubt claims that young Brits are flocking to churches.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2087...

The media continues to report on a "quiet revival" in England.

This morning, the BBC hosted a debate about whether the revival is really happening. Bible Society Communications Head Mark Woods argued "yes." Sociologist of religion David Voas argued "no."

www.bbc.com/audio/play/m... (start at 1:39)

A Polling Analyst Digs Into Trump’s Ratings and the Epstein Saga The president’s job approval has been remarkably stable. That might be about to change.

Nice to see @doherty13.bsky.social with a smart piece for @politico.com today: "A Polling Analyst Digs Into Trump’s Ratings and the Epstein Saga"

Inside Viktor Orbán’s Failure to Achieve His Demographic Goal - VSquare.org The Prime Minister has long said that he would like to grow the population of Hungary without bringing in immigrants. Recently, births have fallen, but the number of people leaving the country has als...

💥Viktor Orbán’s demographic strategy is a disaster. Over the past decade, 37.8% of Hungary’s population decline was due to emigration to other EU countries. Hungary is losing the competition to retain its own citizens while birth rates tank. Read Direkt36's in-depth article on @vsquare.bsky.social👇

Chart shows Republicans turn less positive about science’s impact on society

Before the pandemic hit, 70% of Republicans said that science has had a mostly positive effect on society. Four years later, fewer than half (47%) said so. 🧪
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/11/14/americans-trust-in-scientists-positive-views-of-science-continue-to-decline/

Chart showing men under 50 are more likely than both men 50 and older and women of all ages to have ever used cryptocurrency.

Who is into crypto?
42% of 18-29 year old men in the US say they have invested in, traded or used cryptocurrency
36% of 30-49 year old men
https://pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/10/24/majority-of-americans-arent-confident-in-the-safety-and-reliability-of-cryptocurrency/

63% of U.S. adults say tax rates on large businesses and corporations should be raised.
58% also support raising taxes on household income over $400,000.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/19/most-americans-continue-to-favor-raising-taxes-on-corporations-higher-income-households/

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/

Chart shows three different ways to divide 50 people into 5 districts. One shows perfect representation, another a compact but unfair method and a third approach is neither compact nor fair.

How gerrymandering can change election outcomes, in one chart www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp...

Google AI results say Public Opinion Quarterly has a 58% acceptance rate.

I thought, "Really? 58% seems like a high acceptance rate for POQ."

Then I realized Google's AI was substituting the acceptance rate for Public Library Quarterly (a Taylor & Francis journal) in response to my query about Public Opinion Quarterly (an Oxford journal).

Growing share of U.S. adults say their personal finances will be worse a year from now About half of Americans (48%) say they have emergency or rainy day funds that would cover their expenses for three months.

57% of Americans say they are in only fair or poor financial shape.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Another factor is that many US residents (eligible for this survey) were born elsewhere and still travel on a non-US passport.

I beieve @jricole.bsky.social was asking about US residents’ travel.

These are results for adults, who may make up a disproportionate share of passport holders. And as you hint at, land crossings to our northern and southern neighbors don't require a passport.

International travel experience also varies greatly across the nations in the study, and it is strongly correlated with per-capita gross domestic product. In the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom, more than four-in-ten have traveled to 10 or more countries. While about three-in-four Americans have traveled abroad, only 11% have been to 10 or more nations. In middle-income nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia, majorities have never left their country. However, most of those who have not traveled internationally say they would if they had the opportunity.

Have never traveled to a country outside their own
India 95%
Indonesia 92%
Nigeria 90%
Brazil 87%
Mexico 79%
S Africa 77%
Japan 34%
Poland 32%
US 23%
S Korea 21%
Greece 21%
Spain 15%
Italy 14%
Australia 10%
France 10%
UK 4%
Germany 3%
www.pewresearch.org/global/2023/...

Women are a rising share of U.S. managers and professionals In 2023, 46% of all managers in the U.S. were women. This is up from 29% in 1980 but still slightly lower than the 49% of all workers who were women as of 2023.

Female share of all managers in the US
1980: 29%
2023: 46%

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

6 facts about Fox News The network holds a unique place in the U.S. media landscape, particularly for those on the ideological right.

NEW: Fox News was the most common outlet that Americans named as their main source for political news.

More Republicans trust Fox News than any other news source. More Democrats distrust Fox News than any other source.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

I'll miss the steady stream of good @pbump.com material on the WaPo site -- hopefully, a new home will emerge soon for future work. Enjoy the time off, Philip!

Agreed. I don't need any more people to see and share job ad posted so long ago that we've already filled the position!

However, I find LinkedIn is increasingly the best place for conversation among people doing similar research whereas not so long ago, social scientists weren't posting there.

Why LinkedIn is showing you so many old posts Keep seeing three-week-old posts in your LinkedIn feed? You're not alone.

LinkedIn is deliberately showing users old posts
www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-new...

If by mode you mean non-probability survey vs. probability survey or if you mean counting people in pews vs. what people say in opt-in surveys, sure.

But this doesn't seem to be a straightforward online vs. phone survey type mode issue.

Justin Brierley write, "According to recent research from the Bible Society, there has been a significant change in churchgoing in the UK over the past few years. Their first survey in 2018 provided sobering reading — a familiar story of decline and disaffiliation across all age groups. However, when they repeated the same research in 2024 a very different picture emerged. Remarkably, overall churchgoing had increased from 8 to 12 per cent — a 50 per cent rise. Significantly, there was little change among Boomers and Gen X. Instead, the growth was most marked among young people. In 2018 only 4 per cent of those aged 18 to 24 said they went to church regularly. In 2024 it had quadrupled to 16 per cent. The change was even more pronounced among young men. Now 21 per cent of them claimed to be attending church. Some have questioned whether the survey represents what’s happening on the ground. Most rural churches aren’t seeing a rush of young people into their pews. Perhaps the research reflects a change in mindset more than bums on seats? However, Dr Rhiannon McAleer, head of research for Bible Society, told me that the data, based on credible, large-scale surveys by YouGov, was “extremely reliable”. “While it feels dramatic, given the number of churches over the country, you only need to be seeing a handful of people coming into any particular congregation. So you might not necessarily notice it.”"

Despite mounting evidence that claims of a huge nationwide surge in churchgoing are false, some revival advocates like Justin Brierley maintain faith in the narrative. www.thetimes.com/comment/regi...

More or Less - Is the UK seeing a Christian revival? - BBC Sounds Plus: PIP claims, immigrant returns and spotting golf balls on the moon.

Responding to criticism of the Bible Society report, Rhiannon McAleer told the BBC, "While our data certainly has curiosities in it and some questions can be asked, I don't think there's enough evidence to suggest that it's totally rubbish."
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...