Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 17/02/2026What a well trained interviewer! I hope you complimented him, Emily. 140
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Enchiladas. Easy to assemble and then folks can add sauce (easy cans available) and bake at their leisure. Good veggie and not (and easy to do prep for both concurrently) 040
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 10/08/2025I engage in a similar exercise but via the number of complaints my parents give me about the “newfangled” clues. 020
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Since 2023, the share of Americans who say trade between the U.S. and Canada benefits Canada more than the U.S. has gone up 8 pts -- almost entirely due to shifting Rep attitudes - In 2023, 20% of Reps said Canada benefited more than the U.S. from their trade relationship - Today, 46% say this 020
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Before April 2, Americans were more likely to say tariffs on China would be bad for the country and for them personally When it comes to the personal impact of these tariffs on China, Reps are more likely to say the impact will be bad (30%) than good (17%), though they are more positive than Dems 110
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Around 1-in-5 Americans think Trump is extremely or very likely to pursue taking over Greenland or Gaza -- and majorities oppose both. More Republicans support (41%) than oppose (28%) taking over Greenland. But, in the case of Gaza, more Republicans oppose (44%) than support (27%) the idea. 100
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 08/04/2025A 43% plurality of Americans say Trump is favoring Russia too much - Among Ds, 72% say he's favoring Russia too much; 16% of Rs agree - 57% of Rs say he's striking the right balance Views are more divided re: Israelis/Palestinians: 31% say favoring Israelis too much, 31% striking the right balance 100
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 08/04/2025More Americans disapprove than approve of the U.S.: - Leaving the WHO - Leaving the Paris Climate Agreement - Ending most USAID programs There are wide partisan gaps on each, though, with 58%-64% of Republicans supporting each, compared with single digit support among Democrats 130
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 08/04/2025NEW from @pewresearch.org today: Americans Give Early Trump Foreign Policy Actions Mixed or Negative Reviews www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/... Below, a thread of some key findingspewresearch.orgAmericans Give Early Trump Foreign Policy Actions Mixed or Negative ReviewsMore disapprove than approve of leaving the WHO and ending USAID. About half see tariffs on China as bad for the U.S. and them personally, but views differ by party. 132
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Maybe it's because you have well behaved children :) 010
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Is it unacceptable to play music out loud in public? Or wear earbuds while talking to a shopkeeper? What about to bring a pet into a grocery store? @pewresearch.org has new data on what Americans think is unacceptable in public pewrsr.ch/43E03sH 091
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 04/03/2025I confess I’m a bit intrigued by the Chinese one … Noodles?! 120
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 02/03/2025And the thin man’s dog. To learn that, I had to first learn the thin man. Woe is Asta 120
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 01/03/2025My mother called me to complain how often bae has been in there recently … 120
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Who Americans expect to LOSE influence in the new Trump administration, per @pewresearch.org ? - Transgender people 84% - Gay and lesbian people 75% - Hispanic people 62% - Poor people 56% - Black people 53% pewrsr.ch/4idN8Cxpewrsr.chAmericans expect corporations, the wealthy, White people and other groups to gain influence under TrumpOverwhelming majorities expect transgender people (84%) and gay and lesbian people (76%) to lose influence under Trump. 010
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Who Americans expect to gain influence in the new Trump administration according to a new @pewresearch.org survey: - Business corporations 70% - Wealthy people 65% - White people 60% - The military 57% - Men 55% - Evangelical Christians 48% pewrsr.ch/4idN8Cxpewrsr.chAmericans expect corporations, the wealthy, White people and other groups to gain influence under TrumpOverwhelming majorities expect transgender people (84%) and gay and lesbian people (76%) to lose influence under Trump. 130
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 26/02/2025@pewresearch.org published an amazing interactive today that lets you explore religion at the national and state level, as well as dig into 34 metro areas. For example, in DC, where I live, 31% are religiously unaffiliated, 27% attend religious services at least once a week and 49% believe in hell 141
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 21/02/2025NEW from @pewresearch.org: - 56% of Americans disapprove of Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship - Most Dems disapprove (84%); most Reps approve (72%) - though Dem disapproval is more widespread and intense than Rep approval - Rep views differ by race and ethnicity pewrsr.ch/4kcSKOvpewrsr.chTrump’s executive order on birthright citizenship draws more disapproval than approvalOverall, 56% of U.S. adults disapprove of Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, while 43% approve. 1198
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 19/02/2025New data from @pewresearch.org: 42% of Americans have an unfavorable view of Musk -- but it's highly partisan (73% of Rs have a favorable view; 12% of Ds) 25% of Americans have favorable views of Zuckerberg and it's less partisan (34% R, 17% D) More here: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 111
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Interesting finding in the new @pewresearch.org COVID-19 report: 39% of Americans are not sure what the current health guidelines are for someone who gets COVID-19. 33% think there's no point in people testing for COVID-19 and 40% that it's no worse than a cold or flu www.pewresearch.org?p=199451pewresearch.org60% of Democrats worry we’re not taking COVID-19 seriously enough, 76% of Republicans disagree 020
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Great new @pewresearch.org report focused on COVID's impact 5 years later: - 72% of Americans think the pandemic did more to drive the country apart than bring it together - 75% say the pandemic took a toll on them but the vast majority say they have recovered at least somewhat pewrsr.ch/43bH20Ppewrsr.ch5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together. 131
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 07/02/2025(5/5) In a March 2023 survey, only a third of Americans said U.S. foreign aid mostly benefits developing countries, while slightly more (37%) said such aid both benefits and harms these countries, and 8% said it mostly harms developing countries. A fairly large share (17%) said they weren’t sure. 010
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 07/02/2025(4/5) Pew Research Center surveys on federal spending have long found split opinions on “economic assistance to needy people around the world.” In 2019, 35% of U.S. adults wanted to increase spending on such aid, 33% wanted to keep it the same, and 28% wanted to decrease it. 130
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 07/02/2025(3/5) In fiscal 2023, U.S. aid dollars supported programs in 177 countries, with Ukraine as the biggest recipient. But 14.7% of all aid spending is on HIV/AIDS, 2% goes to combatting pandemic influenza and other public health threats, and 21.7% goes to disaster relief and other humanitarian aid. 100
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 07/02/2025(2/5) In fiscal year 2023, the U.S. government disbursed $71.9 billion in foreign aid. That's about 1.2% of that year's total federal outlays. Since fiscal 2001, foreign aid has ranged between .7% and 1.4% of total federal outlays. 100
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Here's an extremely timely new piece from @pewresearch.org on foreign aid, answering questions like how much the federal government spends on foreign aid, what it's used for, who receives it, and how Americans feel about it: pewrsr.ch/4hilaox Some facts in a thread below (1/5)pewrsr.chWhat the data says about U.S. foreign aidThe $71.9 billion in foreign aid that the government spent in fiscal year 2023 works out to 1.2% of that year’s total federal spending. 1128
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Before Trump pulled out of the WHO, a majority of Americans said the U.S. benefitted from membership in the org. 79% of Dems and 38% of Reps see benefits to membership; this 41 pt gap is larger than partisan divides over the benefits of membership in the UN (36 pts) or NATO (30) pewrsr.ch/4huvfitpewrsr.ch4 facts about Americans’ views of the World Health OrganizationNearly six-in-ten Americans (58%) say the U.S. benefits from its membership in the World Health Organization. 031
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 28/01/2025New from @pewresearch.org: a look at global religious nationalism. As part of this, we asked about the influence certain sacred texts (Bible, Quran, etc. depending on country) should--and currently do--have on the country's laws. The U.S. stands out from other high-income countries shorturl.at/YQNot 187
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 13/01/2025A growing share of workers say they’re now required to work from their office a certain number of days per week or month. Among those who aren’t currently working from home all the time, 75% say their employer has put these in-person work requirements in place, up from 63% in early 2023. 120
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Women, workers under 50, workers who currently work from home all the time and those who are more dissatisfied with their jobs are particularly likely to say they'd leave their job if they could no longer work from home 130
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 13/01/202546% of workers who telework at least some of the time say that if they were no longer allowed to work from home, they'd be unlikely to stay at their current job per @pewresearch.org : www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...pewresearch.orgMany remote workers say they’d be likely to leave their job if they could no longer work from homeAmong employed adults who have a job that can be done from home, 75% are working remotely at least some of the time. 183
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 07/01/2025(5/5) - The average annual pay across the entire federal workforce is about 106K. Only 3% make 200K or more while 8% make less than 50K So much more here: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...pewresearch.orgWhat the data says about federal workersAs President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, here are answers to some common questions about the federal workforce. 010
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 07/01/2025(4/5) - The Department of Veterans Affairs is by far the largest of the18 Cabinet-level departments (with about 486K employees) while the Department of Energy is the smallest (about 4K) - The federal government employs some 14K custodial workers, 2500 welders, 580 cartographers and 21 bakers 110
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 07/01/2025(3/5) - The number of federal workers has been growing by about 1% each year since 2000 -- though as a share of the civilian workforce, it's held largely steady, accounting for 1.5% of total civilian employment (excluding USPS) 100
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 07/01/2025(2/5) - At 2.4 million people (excluding active duty military personnel and the USPS), the federal government is the nation's single largest employer - If the Postal Service were a private business, it would rank among the 10 largest private-sector employers, ahead of UPS and FedEx. 100
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Some fascinating facts about federal workers in this new @pewresearch.org roundup (1/5): - The most highly educated federal agency is USAID; 2/3 of its employees have an MA, PhD or other advanced degree - Fewer than a fifth of the workers in OPM's database are in DC, MD or VA (the DMV) 221
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Nice historical context on government shutdowns and views 030
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Americans' confidence in the nation's judicial system and courts is now at a record low 35%, per Gallup. Only a few countries have seen larger percentage-point drops in confidence over a similar 4 year span: Myanmar, Venezuela, South Africa and Syria among them. news.gallup.com/poll/653897/...news.gallup.comAmericans Pass Judgment on Their CourtsBetween 2020 and 2024, Americans' confidence in the U.S. judicial system and courts declined by 24 percentage points, one of the largest country-level drops for the courts measured globally since 2006... 151
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 17/12/2024This is a fun tool to graph the popularity of your name over time based on social security data. As one of 4 Laura's in my HS class, not surprised about this 80s peak. Try yours here: baby-names.jetpack.ai 010
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Found a real gem while doing legitimate research. Delighted to have discovered it; devastated none of them chose the plural my 2 year old does: "Octopus octopus" 040
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 12/12/2024@pewresearch.org is now hiring interns for summer 2025. Apply or share with others who might be interested, please! These internships are paid and a great learning/networking experience for undergrads: pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comCenter InternshipsThe Pew Research Center offers paid internships through our flagship summer internship program. Though specifics may vary by year, internships offerings are usually available on our research teams (Da... 034
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Add some data to your hot takes about elections with this nice new synthesis piece about the 2024 mega election year from @pewresearch.org pewrsr.ch/4g9zfUypewresearch.orgGlobal Elections in 2024: What We Learned in a Year of Political DisruptionVoters in more than 60 countries went to the polls in what turned out to be a difficult year for incumbents and traditional political parties. 011
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 09/12/2024According to a new @pewresearch.org blog, 75% of Americans are confident in their ability to find their credit report, but fewer are confident in their ability to create a monthly budget (59%) or a plan to pay off debt (57%) or an investment plan (27%) More here: pewrsr.ch/4iqQ9zApewrsr.chRoughly half of Americans are knowledgeable about personal financesAmong U.S. adults who are knowledgeable about personal finances, 49% say they learned a great deal or a fair amount about personal finances from family and friends. 032
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 06/12/2024And another fun fact: Donald Trump and JD Vance will be further apart in age than any president-vice president pair in U.S. history - by almost a decade! Dig into these and other striking findings here: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 010
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Another interesting one as we head into 2025: Most people across 35 countries say democracy in the U.S. used to be a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in recent years. 130
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 06/12/2024For example, of interest to #bluesky users ... Republican X users have become much more likely -- and Democratic users much less likely -- to say the social media platform is mostly good for democracy. 100
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 06/12/2024The new "striking findings" post from @pewresearch.org is out today, highlighting some of our big numbers from 2024. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...pewresearch.orgStriking findings from 2024Here’s a look back at 2024 through 14 of our most striking research findings. 130
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 05/12/202488% of voters say the 2024 election was run and administered at least somewhat well -- up from 59% in 2020. These rosier views are driven entirely by shifting Trump voters, 93% of whom say this year was well administered -- compared with 21% in 2020. More here: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...pewresearch.orgVoters Broadly Positive About How Elections Were Conducted, in Sharp Contrast to 2020Trump voters’ skepticism about election administration and the counting of mail-in ballots declined sharply with their candidate’s win. 200
Laura Silver @lauraruthsilver.bsky.social · 03/12/2024The Global Attitudes team @pewresearch.org is hiring a research associate! We're looking for someone with a background in public opinion/social science research who has strong data skills--and ideally an interest in cross-national research. Apply here: pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comResearch Associate, Global AttitudesDepartment Overview Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes team conducts cross-national survey research on major international issues such as attitudes toward the U.S. and American foreign policy, vie... 031