Pew Research Center
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The Pew Research Center (also simply known as Pew) is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world.[1] It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, random sample survey research, and panel based surveys,[2] media content analysis, and other empirical social science research.
The Pew Research Center states it does not take policy stances. It is a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts[3][4] and a charter member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research's Transparency Initiative.[5]
History
In 1990, the Times Mirror Company founded the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press as a research project, tasked with conducting polls on politics and policy.[6] Andrew Kohut became its director in 1993, and the Pew Charitable Trusts became its primary sponsor in 1996, when it was renamed the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.[7]
In 2004, the trust established the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C. In 2013, Kohut stepped down as president and became founding director, and Alan Murray became the second president.[8] In October 2014, Michael Dimock, a 14-year veteran of the center at the time of his selection, was named president.[9]
Funding
The Pew Research Center is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization and a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder.[4][10] For its studies focusing on demographics of religions in the world, the Pew Research Center has been jointly funded by the Templeton Foundation.[11][12]
Research topics
The center's research includes the following topic areas:[13]
- U.S. politics and policy positions
- International affairs
- Immigration & migration
- Race and ethnicity
- Religion
- Age & generations
- Gender & LGBTQ rights and views
- Family & relationships
- Economy & work
- Science
- Internet and technology
- News habits & media
- Methodological research [14]
- Regions & countries
- Other such information
See also
- The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Pew Research Center political typology
- Project for Excellence in Journalism
References
External links
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