A Recovery from Great Recession Bypassing American Households
In the two years since the end of the recession, median household income has fallen by 4.1%, decreasing by about as much as it did during the recession itself.
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In the two years since the end of the recession, median household income has fallen by 4.1%, decreasing by about as much as it did during the recession itself.
During the five-year period from 2005 to 2010, a total of 1.4 million Mexicans immigrated to the United States, down by more than half from the 3 million who had done so in the five-year period of 1995 to 2000.
In a pre-election poll, there was a 43 percentage point gap between Obama voters saying that taxes should be raised on the wealthy and the number of Romney supporters who agreed.
Nearly half (45%) of the nation’s Hispanic population lives in just 10 metropolitan areas.
In 2008, about one-third of voters cast their ballots before Election Day, up from 20% in 2004 and 2006.
Roughly half of tablet owners say they own iPads, down from 81% in 2011.
A 56% majority of Russians say they are satisfied with the results of the March 4 presidential election that brought a first-round win for Vladimir Putin, but views on the fairness of the election are more mixed.
While most Democrats say upper-income people pay too little in federal taxes, just a third of Republicans agree
The share of Americans with broadband internet access has grown sharply over past decade
Most Latinos support proposed DREAM Act legislation that would grant legal status to unauthorized immigrant children if they meet certain conditions.
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