Science - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/science/ Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:54:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/images/symbol-alt.svg Science - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/science/ 32 32 222456345 What the data says about Medicaid https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/24/what-the-data-says-about-medicaid/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:52:13 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=263264 The joint federal-state health insurance program covered 71.4 million Americans as of January 2025.

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]]> 263264 More Americans disapprove than approve of the job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing as U.S. health secretary https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/05/more-americans-disapprove-than-approve-of-the-job-robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-doing-as-us-health-secretary/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:00:01 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=261217 Around seven-in-ten Democrats (72%) disapprove of the job Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing, compared with 14% of Republicans.

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]]> 261217 Support for stricter environmental regulations outweighs opposition in a majority of states https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/05/19/support-for-stricter-environmental-regulations-outweighs-opposition-in-a-majority-of-states/ Mon, 19 May 2025 16:56:10 +0000 Nationally, 60% of Americans say stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost, while 38% say they cost too many jobs and hurt the economy.

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]]> 239071 More Americans report getting a flu shot than the updated COVID-19 vaccine since August https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/20/more-americans-report-getting-a-flu-shot-than-the-updated-covid-19-vaccine-since-august/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:59:10 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=202559 Just over half of U.S. adults (53%) say they’ve gotten neither the flu shot nor the updated COVID-19 vaccine since last August.

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]]> 202559 How Americans view alcohol’s benefits and risks https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/07/how-americans-view-alcohols-benefits-and-risks/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:54:20 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=201865 A majority of Americans ages 21 and older (57%) say their own alcohol use does not increase their risk of serious physical health problems.

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]]> 201865 5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19 https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/02/12/5-years-later-america-looks-back-at-the-impact-of-covid-19/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:50:18 +0000 Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together.

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]]> 197456 4 facts about Americans’ views of the World Health Organization https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/29/4-facts-about-americans-views-of-the-world-health-organization/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:06:08 +0000 Nearly six-in-ten Americans (58%) say the U.S. benefits from its membership in the World Health Organization.

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]]> 198315 How Americans View Climate Change and Policies to Address the Issue https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2024/12/09/how-americans-view-climate-change-and-policies-to-address-the-issue/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:56:41 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=195321 Among Republicans, 56% think climate policies usually hurt the U.S. economy. By contrast, 52% of Democrats say they usually help.

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]]> 195321 60% of Americans say they probably won’t get an updated COVID-19 vaccine https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/11/19/60-of-americans-say-they-probably-wont-get-an-updated-covid-19-vaccine/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:56:18 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=192705 Democrats and those who lean to the Democratic Party are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to say they will get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.

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]]> 192705 Public Trust in Scientists and Views on Their Role in Policymaking https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2024/11/14/public-trust-in-scientists-and-views-on-their-role-in-policymaking/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:55:07 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=191842 Americans’ trust in scientists is slightly higher than it was last year, but remains lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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