Social Issues Low on Voters’ Minds in 2012
Although it has been a contentious issue in many states, just 28% of voters view gay marriage as a very important issue.
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Although it has been a contentious issue in many states, just 28% of voters view gay marriage as a very important issue.
Three-in-ten (30%) female veterans say they have served in a combat or war zone since 9/11; that compares to 57% of male veterans say they have done so.
About half (48%) of students who took out college loans say that paying them back has made it harder to make ends meet after they left school.
Just 38% of Americans now believe the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan is going very or somewhat well, down from 51% in March.
A majority (54%) of Americans say they are more concerned that the U.S. will take too long to act in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program than are concerned it will act too quickly.
Three-quarters of U.S. Hispanics prefer a big government which provides more services to a small one providing fewer services. This figure is significally lower among the public at large.
While men lost twice as many jobs as women during the recession, they have gained four times as many jobs as women during the recovery.
Just over half (52%) of Millennials say that the increase in people having children without getting married has been a change for the worse. Older generations hold a significantly more negative view of this trend.
Half of Americans deem religion to be very important in their lives; less than a quarter of people in Spain, Germany, Britain and France share this view.
Nearly a quarter (23%) of adults now get news on at least two digital devices.
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