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Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Still in Limbo: About a Million Asylum Seekers Await Word on Whether They Can Call Europe Home
About half of those who applied for asylum in Europe during the refugee surge of 2015 and 2016 were still waiting to learn their fate as of the end of last year.
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Americans see men as the financial providers, even as women’s contributions grow
Women’s contributions to U.S. household incomes have grown. Yet, men contribute more of the income in most couples, and this reality aligns with public sentiments.
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5 facts about government debt around the world
Public debt has increased sharply in many countries in recent years, particularly during and after the Great Recession.
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Going into election, Germans are happy with their economy and political establishment
An overwhelming 86% of Germans believe their economy is doing well, up from 75% last year. Germans are also happy with their political establishment.
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500 Jahre nach der Reformation haben konfessionelle Differenzen viel von ihrer Kraft verloren
Während sich Protestanten auf den 500. Jahrestag der Reformation vorbereiten, zeigen neue Umfragen des Pew Research Center, dass sich die theologischen Unterschiede, die das westliche Christentum im 16. Jahrhundert gespalten haben, sowohl in Westeuropa als auch in den Vereinigten Staaten auf ein Maß verringert haben, das Christen in vergangenen Jahrhunderten möglicherweise schockiert hätte. In ganz […]
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How the U.S. Hispanic population is changing
The U.S. Latino population, the principal driver of U.S. demographic growth since 2000, has itself evolved during this time.
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2015, Hispanic Population in the United States Statistical Portrait
Key charts and stats about Latinos in the United States from 1980 to 2015.
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Muslims more likely than Americans overall to say blacks lack equal rights in U.S.
Two-thirds of Muslims in the United States say the country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites.
