Most Americans Watched Some of GOP Convention in 2008
Four years ago, 56% of the public watched at least some of the GOP convention and 46% watched at least some of the Democratic gathering.
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Independents Give Low Ratings to Ryan, But Are More Negative on Biden
A plurality of independents (42%) rate Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate “only fair” or “poor,” but even more rate Joe Biden’s performance negatively.
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Most in the Middle Class Says It’s Gotten Harder to Maintain Their Lifestyle
Most middle class Americans say it is more difficult today than 10 years ago for those in the middle class to maintain their standard of living.
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Hispanic Student Enrollments Reach New Highs
The number of Hispanics enrolled in college continued to grow in 2011 and reached a record share of all college enrollments.
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Users of Social Networking Sites Find Surprises about Friends’ Politics
Nearly four-in-ten (38%) of social networking site users have discovered through their friends’ postings that their political beliefs were different than they thought
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Deepening Divide Between Republicans and Democrats Over Business Regulation
There is a 35 point gap between Republicans who believe that government regulation of business usually does more harm than good and the number of Democrats who share that view.
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American Popular Culture Gets High Marks Abroad
Two-thirds of publics across 16 countries surveyed say they like American music, movies and television, an increase of six percentage points since 2007.
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Houston Tops the List of Major Metro Areas in Economic Segregation by Income
Among the nation’s 10 largest metro areas, Houston has the highest score – 61 out of 200 — on an index used to measure residential segregation by income.
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Beliefs and Practices of U.S. Muslims Differ from Muslims Abroad
A majority of U.S. Muslims (57%) say Islam can be understood in more than one way; globally, views among Muslims trend in the opposite direction.
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Few Americans Have a Favorable Opinion of the Federal Government
Just 33% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the federal government, the lowest positive rating in 15 years.