The Pew Research Center (also simply known as Pew) is a

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American

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based in

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It provides information on

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, and

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trends shaping the United States and the world. It also conducts public opinion polling,

research, random sample survey research, and panel based surveys, media content analysis, and other empirical

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research. The Pew Research Center states it does not take policy stances. It is a

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and a charter member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research's Transparency Initiative.

History

In 1990, the

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founded the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press as a research project, tasked with conducting polls on politics and policy. Andrew Kohut became its director in 1993, and

became its primary sponsor in 1996, when it was renamed the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. In 2004, the trust established the Pew Research Center in

In 2013, Kohut stepped down as president and became founding director, and Alan Murray became the second president. In October 2014, Michael Dimock, a 14-year veteran of the center at the time of his selection, was named president.

Funding

The Pew Research Center is a

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and a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. For its studies focusing on demographics of religions in the world, the Pew Research Center has been jointly funded by the Templeton Foundation.

Research topics

The center's research includes the following topic areas: * 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 * Regions & countries * Other such information

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External links

* * {{Authority control 2004 establishments in Washington, D.C. Intelligent Community Forum Think tanks established in 2004 Public opinion research companies in the United States Social statistics data The Pew Charitable Trusts Think tanks based in Washington, D.C. Migration studies

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