Pew Research Center Explained

Pew Research Center
Established:[1]
Chairman:Robert Groves
Head:Michael Dimock
Staff:160+
Budget:Revenue: $36 million
Expenses: $43 million
(FYE June 2021)[2]
Parent:The Pew Charitable Trusts
Location:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Address:1615 L Street, NW Suite 800

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.[3] It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, random sample survey research, and panel based surveys,[4] media content analysis, and other empirical social science research.

The Pew Research Center does not take policy positions, and is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts[5] [6] and a Charter Member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research's Transparency Initiative.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] In October 2014, Michael Dimock, a 14-year veteran of the Center at the time of his selection, was named president.[11]

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.[12] For its studies focusing on demographics of religions in the world, the Pew Research Center has been jointly funded by the Templeton Foundation.[13] [14]

Research topics

The center's research includes the following topic areas:[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Faler . Brian . 2004-04-27 . Pew Trusts to Open Research Center in D.C. . en-US . . 2023-08-21 . 0190-8286.
  2. Web site: Pew Research Center . Pew Research Center . April 28, 2023 . January 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111042300/https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/YE2021-Pew-Research-Center-Form-990-Public-Disclosure-Copy.pdf . live .
  3. Web site: Pew Research Center . n.d. . About Pew Research Center . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180722043102/http://www.pewresearch.org/about/ . July 22, 2018 . June 16, 2021.
  4. Web site: Our survey methodology in detail. 2021-03-26. Pew Research Center Methods. en-US. March 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210301105951/https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/u-s-survey-research/our-survey-methodology-in-detail/. live.
  5. News: Lesley . Alison . Pew Research Finds Jews & Hindus are More Educated & Richer . December 28, 2015 . World Religion News . May 18, 2015 . June 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033152/https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/christianity/pew-research-finds-jews-hindus-are-more-educated-richer . live .
  6. News: Company Overview of The Pew Charitable Trusts . December 29, 2015 . . December 29, 2015 . June 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004719/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/board.asp?privcapId=3534933 . live .
  7. Web site: Pew Research Center . 2024-03-05 . Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
  8. Web site: Times Mirror Center for People and Press C-SPAN.org . . 22 February 2023 . February 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230222051657/https://www.c-span.org/organization/?39547/Times-Mirror-Center-People-Press . live .
  9. Web site: Our History. Pew Research Center. February 21, 2016. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504141027/https://www.pewresearch.org/about/our-history/. live.
  10. News: Memmott . Mark . Alan Murray Of 'The Wall Street Journal' Named Pew Research Center's President . December 28, 2015 . . November 2, 2012 . June 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603073546/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/11/02/164189724/alan-murray-of-the-wall-street-journal-named-pew-research-centers-president . live .
  11. News: Massella. Nick. Michael Dimock Named President of Pew Research Center. December 28, 2015. FishbowlDC. October 14, 2014. December 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070947/https://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/michael-dimock-named-president-of-pew-research-center/134203. live.
  12. Web site: Company Overview of The Pew Charitable Trusts . December 29, 2015 . 501c3Lookup.org . January 14, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160114083734/http://501c3lookup.org/PEW_RESEARCH_CENTER/ . live .
  13. Web site: The Global Religious Landscape: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Major Religious Groups as of 2010. December 2012. Pew Research Center. 7. This effort is part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. The project is jointly funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation. November 19, 2016. May 25, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525150456/https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/centers/jesinst/pdf/Grim-globalReligion-full.pdf. live.
  14. Web site: Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project. Pew Research Center. June 6, 2018. May 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190523190604/http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/explorer/about. live.
  15. Web site: Research Topics . September 30, 2023 . Pew Research Center.
  16. Web site: Methodological research . August 17, 2023 . Pew Research Center.

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