The Pew Global Attitudes Project is a series of worldwide public opinion surveys that encompasses a broad array of subjects ranging from people's assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day. More than 150,000 interviews in 54 countries have been conducted as part of the project's work.

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The Pew Global Attitudes Project is one of eight projects that make up the Pew Research Center.

May 16, 2008
Tracking China's Earthquake on TV and the Internet

May 14, 2008
Oh Say, Is that Star-Spangled Banner Made in the U.S.A.?

May 14, 2008
Public Says Press Should Not Declare Obama the Winner

May 14, 2008
In the Public Eye: Who's Up (Al Gore) And Who's Down (Oprah Winfrey)

May 14, 2008
Feeling Guilty: Americans Say They Aren't Saving Enough

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12.13.07
A Global Look At Public Perceptions of Health Problems, Priorities, and Donors:
The Kaiser/Pew Global Health Survey

This survey, a unique new partnership between the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Pew Global Attitudes Project, examines how people around the world perceive and prioritize health in their countries and gauge the efforts of donor nations. Read more

10.04.07
World Publics Welcome Global Trade -- But Not Immigration

The publics of the world broadly embrace key tenets of economic globalization but fear the disruptions and downsides of participating in the global economy. In rich countries as well as poor ones, most people endorse free trade, multinational corporations and free markets. However, the latest Pew Global Attitudes survey of more than 45,000 people finds they are concerned about inequality, threats to their culture, threats to the environment and the threats posed by immigration. And there are signs that enthusiasm for economic globalization is waning in the West. Read more

07.24.07
A Rising Tide Lifts Mood in the Developing World
Sharp Decline in Support for Suicide Bombing in Muslim Countries

A 47-nation survey finds that as economic growth has surged in much of Latin America, East Europe and Asia over the past five years, people are expressing greater satisfaction with their personal lives, family incomes and national conditions. The picture is different in most advanced nations, where growth has been less robust and citizen satisfaction has changed little since 2002.
Commentary: Happiness Is Increasing in Many Countries -- But Why?
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06.27.07
Global Unease With Major World Powers
Rising Environmental Concern in 47-Nation Survey

A 47-nation survey finds global public opinion increasingly wary of the world's dominant nations and disapproving of their leaders. Anti-Americanism is extensive, as it has been for the past five years. At the same time, the image of China has slipped significantly among the publics of other major nations. Read more

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New book by Pew Global Attitudes Project director Andrew Kohut and journalist Bruce Stokes. Read more

Download Conflicting Views In A Divided World 2006, a compilation of the Pew Global Attitudes Project’s four major 2006 reports, including full topline results for the 2006 survey. Download

05.05.08
All the World's a Stage
Views of the U.S. in the Muslim World (from The National Interest)

04.15.08
Where Trust is High, Crime and Corruption are Low
Since Communism's Fall, Social Trust Has Fallen in Eastern Europe

04.01.08
America's Catholics Occupy a Unique Spot in World of Religion
U.S. Catholics occupy something of a middle ground in the Catholic faith

02.27.08
Putin's Popularity Propels Chosen Successor in Russian Election
Russians Prefer Strength in Their Leader, Economy over Democracy

02.19.08
Global Views on Castro and Cuba
International Opinion Is Mixed On Castro's Legacy

01.17.08
Italy's Malaise
Italians' Spirits Are Flagging - But Not Their Sense of Cultural Superiority

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09.21.06
Publics of Asian Powers Hold Negative Views of One Another
China's Neighbors Worry About Its Growing Military Strength

07.06.06
Muslims in Europe: Economic Worries Top Concerns About Religious and Cultural Identity
Few Signs of Backlash From Western Europeans

06.22.06
The Great Divide: How Westerners and Muslims View Each Other
Europe's Muslims More Moderate

06.13.06
America's Image Slips, But Allies Share U.S. Concerns Over Iran, Hamas
No Global Warming Alarm in the U.S., China

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