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Pew Study: 9 Pct Of Young Adults Relocated Due To Pandemic
Coronavirus // July 07, 2020

As they left places that were deemed unsafe, housing they could no longer afford or university dorms that had suddenly been shuttered, millions of people in the United States moved in 2020 due to the pandemic. A new Pew Research Center study found that 22...

Half Of Americans Now Classified As ‘Middle Class’
Earnings // September 22, 2019

Data from the Pew Research Center shows that 52 percent of American adults live in “middle class” households, with the median income at $78,442 in 2016. According to Pew, the middle class is defined as adults whose annual household income is two-thirds to double the...

PEW: Most Americans Distrust Tech Leaders
Report // September 22, 2019

Americans don’t trust members of Congress and are more likely to have confidence in journalists, police and the military, a Pew Research Center study reported Thursday (Sept.20). Researchers have discovered that the public’s trust in different organizations and political leaders hinges on the perception of...

Pew Blasts CFPB Payday Lending Proposal
Legal // May 16, 2019

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wades through the public comments about rules regarding payday lending, The Pew Charitable Trusts has weighed it with its own letter, this one urging the federal agency to reconsider the path its own. The letter is the latest...

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Pew Study: 9 Pct Of Young Adults Relocated Due To Pandemic

July 07, 2020
As they left places that were deemed unsafe, housing they could no longer afford or university dorms that had suddenly been shuttered, millions of people in the United States moved in 2020 due to the pandemic. A new Pew Research Center study found that 22 percent of adults indicate that they or someone they know […]

Half Of Americans Now Classified As ‘Middle Class’

September 22, 2019
Data from the Pew Research Center shows that 52 percent of American adults live in “middle class” households, with the median income at $78,442 in 2016. According to Pew, the...

PEW: Most Americans Distrust Tech Leaders

September 22, 2019
Americans don’t trust members of Congress and are more likely to have confidence in journalists, police and the military, a Pew Research Center study reported Thursday (Sept.20). Researchers have discovered...

Social Networks Are Increasingly America’s Favorite News Source

November 06, 2017
Americans, according to the newest research from Pew, are increasingly likely to seek their news out on social media.  Around a quarter of American adults — 26 percent, to be...