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Census Bureau Considers Changing Its Race/Hispanic Questions
The Census wants to address the mismatch between Americans’ identity and the current categories presented on their questionnaires.
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Public Continues to Hear Mixed Economic News
Overview Public views of economic news—both overall and across most sectors—are little changed in recent months. Today, about half of Americans (53%) say they are hearing a mix of good and bad news about the economy, while 41% say they are hearing mostly bad news and just 3% say they are hearing mostly good news. […]
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Why the world is growing jaded with Obama
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The CIA and ISI: Are Pakistan and the U.S.’s Spy Agencies Starting to Get Along?
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Eight-in-Ten Following Olympics on TV or Digitally
Overview Large majorities of Americans are following coverage of the Olympic Games in London. Nearly eight-in-ten (78%) say they have watched or followed Olympic coverage either on television, online or on social networks. Television remains far-and-away the leading platform for Olympic coverage; 73% say they have watched coverage on television. Still, 17% say they have […]
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Party Affiliation and Election Polls in 2012
Update: In the years since this piece was published, the survey field has changed. The link between Americans’ willingness to take surveys and their political views became stronger. Researchers developed new methods for addressing this. Pew Research Center’s surveys of U.S. adults now weight on political party affiliation, but the way that is done differs […]
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Muslims Want Democracy
Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, analysts, policymakers, and pundits have debated whether democracy will actually take root in the Middle East. One thing, however, is clear: People in Arab nations want democracy, and they don’t just support a vague notion of democracy – they want to live in a country that has specific rights and institutions.