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.
More than nine-in-ten Americans (93%) say high school grades should be at least a minor factor in admissions decisions.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
57% of Americans say they would prefer to live in a community where houses are larger and farther away from amenities — compared to 42% who say the opposite.
With more states authorizing the use of marijuana, the public continues to favor legalizing it for medical and recreational purposes.
Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor the proposal.
U.S. gun owners have long favored more permissive gun policies while adults who do not own guns have tended to favor more restrictive ones.
In April, 78% of Americans overall – but 56% of black Americans – said they had confidence in police officers to act in the public’s best interests.
Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
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