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short readsJan 11, 2012

Wealth Gaps Rise to Record Highs Between Whites, Blacks and Hispanics

The median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available government data from 2009.
short readsJan 11, 2012

Romney’s Mormon Faith Likely a Factor in Primaries, Not General Election

More than half (53%) of white evangelical Protestants view Mormonism as a non-Christian faith. This view is linked to opinions about Mitt Romney among this group.
reportJan 11, 2012

Religion and the 2012 New Hampshire Republican Primary

Interviews conducted as voters left the polls in the 2012 GOP primary show that Mitt Romney was the winner among born-again evangelical Christians as well as among non-evangelical voters.
fact sheetJan 11, 2012

In Brief: Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC

The Court’s Unanimous Decision On Jan. 11, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in a significant church employment dispute, giving religious organizations wide latitude in hiring and firing clergy and other employees who perform religious duties. In its unanimous decision, the high court explicitly recognized a legal doctrine known as the “ministerial exception.” Lower courts […]
short readsJan 10, 2012

Senator Marco Rubio Not Well Known Among Latino Voters

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who is of Cuban ancestry, has been discussed as a potential vice presidential running mate. But despite his Cuban ancestry, when registered Latino voters are asked about him, 54% say they never heard of him, don’t know, or can’t rate him.
short readsJan 10, 2012

Little Change in Public’s Response to ‘Capitalism,’ ‘Socialism’

The recent Occupy Wall Street protests have focused public attention on what organizers see as the excesses of America’s free market system, but perceptions of capitalism have changed little since early 2010 despite the recent tumult. Half of all Americans have a positive view of capitalism, while 40% react negatively to the term.
short readsJan 10, 2012

Public Sees Members of Congress, Not the System, as the Problem

In assessing Congress, 55% of the public thinks that the political system can work well, but that it’s the members that are the problem.
reportJan 9, 2012

GOP Voters Still Unenthused About Presidential Field

Overview On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Republican voters continue to express mixed views of the party’s presidential field. Roughly half (51%) of Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters say the candidates are excellent or good, while 44% say they are only fair or poor. The percentage expressing positive views of the GOP presidential […]
reportJan 9, 2012

About the Surveys

Most of the analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted January 4-8, 2012 among a national sample of 1,507 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (902 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 605 were interviewed on a cell […]
reportJan 9, 2012

How Much Did the Foreign-Born Population Grow?

How much did the U.S. foreign-born population grow from 2009 to 2010? According to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the number grew by 1.5 million, or 4%. But a new Pew Hispanic Center analysis concludes that the growth was markedly lower.