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{{Short description|Think tank based in Washington, D.C., US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox institute
| name = Pew Research Center
| image = Pew Research Center.svg
| caption = 
| established = {{start date and age|2004|7|1}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Faler |first=Brian |date=2004-04-27 |title=Pew Trusts to Open Research Center in D.C. |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/04/27/pew-trusts-to-open-research-center-in-dc/00a750ec-b306-4b16-962d-641d351360db/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
| chairman = [[Robert Groves]]
| head = Michael Dimock
| staff = 160+<ref name="PRC" />
| endowment = 
| debt = 
| budget = Revenue: $36 million<br />Expenses: $43 million<br />([[Fiscal year|FYE June 2021]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/YE2021-Pew-Research-Center-Form-990-Public-Disclosure-Copy.pdf | title=Pew Research Center | website=Pew Research Center | access-date=April 28, 2023 | archive-date=January 11, 2023 | archive-url=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 | url-status=live }}</ref>
| parent = [[The Pew Charitable Trusts]]
| location = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| address = 1615 L Street, NW Suite 800
| website = {{URL|http://www.pewresearch.org}}
}}

The '''Pew Research Center''' (also simply known as '''Pew''') is a [[nonpartisanism in the United States|nonpartisan]] American [[think tank]] based in [[Washington, D.C.]] It provides information on [[social issue]]s, [[public opinion]], and [[demographic]] trends shaping the United States and the world.<ref name="PRC">{{cite web |author=Pew Research Center |date=n.d. |title=About Pew Research Center |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722043102/http://www.pewresearch.org/about/ |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |access-date=June 16, 2021}}</ref> It also conducts [[public opinion polling]], [[demographic]] research, random sample survey research, and [[Panel data|panel based surveys]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our survey methodology in detail|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/u-s-survey-research/our-survey-methodology-in-detail/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Pew Research Center Methods|language=en-US|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301105951/https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/u-s-survey-research/our-survey-methodology-in-detail/|url-status=live}}</ref>  media [[content analysis]], and other empirical [[social science]] research.

The Pew Research Center states it does not take policy positions. It is a [[subsidiary]] of [[The Pew Charitable Trusts]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Lesley |first=Alison |title=Pew Research Finds Jews & Hindus are More Educated & Richer |url=http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/christianity/pew-research-finds-jews-hindus-are-more-educated-richer |access-date=December 28, 2015 |publisher=World Religion News |date=May 18, 2015 |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033152/https://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/christianity/pew-research-finds-jews-hindus-are-more-educated-richer |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bloomberg">{{cite news |title=Company Overview of The Pew Charitable Trusts |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/board.asp?privcapId=3534933 |access-date=December 29, 2015 |publisher=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]] |date=December 29, 2015 |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004719/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/board.asp?privcapId=3534933 |url-status=live }}</ref> and a Charter Member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research's Transparency Initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pew Research Center  |url=https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/pew-research-center |access-date=2024-03-05 |publisher=Roper Center for Public Opinion Research}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Times Mirror Center for People and Press {{!}} C-SPAN.org |url=https://www.c-span.org/organization/?39547/Times-Mirror-Center-People-Press |website=[[C-SPAN]] |access-date=22 February 2023 |archive-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222051657/https://www.c-span.org/organization/?39547/Times-Mirror-Center-People-Press |url-status=live }}</ref> [[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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Our History|url = http://www.pewresearch.org/about/our-history/|website = Pew Research Center|access-date = February 21, 2016|archive-date = May 4, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190504141027/https://www.pewresearch.org/about/our-history/|url-status = live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Memmott |first=Mark |title=Alan Murray Of 'The Wall Street Journal' Named Pew Research Center's President |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/11/02/164189724/alan-murray-of-the-wall-street-journal-named-pew-research-centers-president |access-date=December 28, 2015 |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=November 2, 2012 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2014, Michael Dimock, a 14-year veteran of the Center at the time of his selection, was named president.<ref>{{cite news|last = Massella|first = Nick|title = Michael Dimock Named President of Pew Research Center|url = http://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/michael-dimock-named-president-of-pew-research-center/134203|access-date = December 28, 2015|publisher = FishbowlDC|date = October 14, 2014|archive-date = December 2, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070947/https://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/michael-dimock-named-president-of-pew-research-center/134203|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Funding==
The Pew Research Center is a [[Nonprofit organization|nonprofit]], [[Tax exemption|tax-exempt]] [[501(c)(3) organization]] and a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder.<ref name="bloomberg" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Company Overview of The Pew Charitable Trusts |url=http://501c3lookup.org/PEW_RESEARCH_CENTER |access-date=December 29, 2015 |publisher=501c3Lookup.org |archive-date=January 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114083734/http://501c3lookup.org/PEW_RESEARCH_CENTER/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For its studies focusing on demographics of religions in the world, the Pew Research Center has been jointly funded by the [[Templeton Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/centers/jesinst/pdf/Grim-globalReligion-full.pdf|title=The Global Religious Landscape: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Major Religious Groups as of 2010|date=December 2012|publisher=Pew Research Center|page=7|quote=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|access-date=November 19, 2016|archive-date=May 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525150456/https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/centers/jesinst/pdf/Grim-globalReligion-full.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/explorer/about|title=Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project|publisher=Pew Research Center|access-date=June 6, 2018|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523190604/http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/explorer/about|url-status=live}}</ref> 

==Research topics==
[[File:Public trust in government.webp|thumb|350px|right|Public trust in government poll]]

The center's research includes the following topic areas:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Research Topics |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/topics-categorized/ |access-date=September 30, 2023 |website=Pew Research Center}}</ref>
* 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 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Methodological research |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/methodological-research/ |access-date=August 17, 2023 |website=Pew Research Center}}</ref>
* Regions & countries
* Other such information 

==References==
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==See also==
* [[The Pew Charitable Trusts]]

==External links==
* {{Official website|name=Official website of Pew Research Center}}
* {{Official website|http://www.pewtrusts.org/|name=Official website of The Pew Charitable Trusts}}

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