Americans and affirmative action: How the public sees the consideration of race in college admissions, hiring
Here’s a closer look at what recent surveys have found about Americans’ views of affirmative action.
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Here’s a closer look at what recent surveys have found about Americans’ views of affirmative action.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
A third of U.S. adults say they changed their Thanksgiving plans “a great deal,” while roughly a quarter changed their plans “some.”
Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
The public is more likely to have heard “a lot” about ongoing confrontations between police and protesters than several other stories.
Racial and ethnic minorities are more likely than white Americans to say it’s acceptable for professional athletes to publicly address political issues.
The U.S. public’s concerns about drug addiction come amid increases in the number and rate of fatal drug overdoses across urban, suburban and rural communities.
Women account for 28% of the 67 judges Trump has appointed to the federal courts since taking office, well below the share appointed by Barack Obama but higher than the share appointed by any other Republican president. Seven of the 67 judges (10%) are racial or ethnic minorities.
On some subjects, racial differences among the police are considerably more pronounced than they are among the public as a whole.
Among the challenges U.S. police officers perceive on the job is a widespread feeling that police are mistreated by the media.
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