Gun Rights Proponents Have Been More Politically Active than Gun Control Supporters
Nearly a quarter of those who say gun rights should be a priority have contributed to an organization that takes a position on gun policy.
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Nearly a quarter of those who say gun rights should be a priority have contributed to an organization that takes a position on gun policy.
Roughly four-in-ten working mothers with children under 18 say their ideal situation would be to work full-time, up from 21% in 2007.
In 2003, 56% of Americans said same-sex marriage undermined the traditional family, but that number has dropped 10 points since then.
A key factor in rising support for same-sex marriage is that 14% of all Americans say they’ve changed their minds on the issue.
The already considerable amount of time devoted to sports, weather and traffic on local newscasts rose from 32% 2005 to 40% in 2012.
The number of Christians in the world has nearly quadrupled in the last 100 years, but they comprise about the same share (32%) of the population.
Young adults shrunk the amount of debt they were carrying by 29% between 2007 and 2010.
More than two-thirds of second-generation Latinos consider it very important for future generations to be able to speak Spanish.
In a 2011 survey of veterans of the post -9/11 wars, 44% said Iraq was worth fighting while 50% said it was not.
More than half of teachers say students have good access to digital technology at school, but access at home is harder to come by.