Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Federal Agencies: First Responders to Health Questions
Susannah Fox will provide data on the current internet population, with a particular focus on health communication, wireless adoption, social media, and implications for public health planning.
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Women, Men and Marriage
Our new report uses four decades of U.S. Census data to delve into historic gender role reversals in the spousal characteristics and economic benefits of marriage.
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Mixed Reactions
Asked to state what race they are (black; white; Asian; some other race) and told they could choose as many categories as they wished, just 1% of Americans identified with more than one category.
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Top Discrimination Targets: Gays
A plurality of the public believes that gays and lesbians face “a lot” of bias — roughly double the proportions that see widespread discrimination against blacks or Hispanics.
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Racial Convergence
Seven-in-ten whites and six-in-ten blacks say that the values held by blacks and whites have become more similar in the past 10 years.
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Discrimination Against Hispanics
More Americans now say that Hispanics face “a lot” of discrimination than say the same about blacks, whites or Asians.
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Who’s Responsible?
A majority of blacks now say that blacks who cannot get ahead in this country are mainly responsible for their own situation.
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Is Obama Black?
Overall, about a quarter of Americans see President Obama as black; a majority see him as of mixed race.
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Women, Men and the New Economics of Marriage
In the past, when relatively few wives worked, marriage enhanced the economic status of women more than that of men. Recently, however, the economic gains associated with marriage have been greater for men.