Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Most Americans support building the Keystone XL pipeline and increasing energy production from traditional sources. Yet the public also favors stricter greenhouse gas emission limits for power plants and is more opposed to fracking and nuclear power.
Overview Most Americans (65%) continue to favor building the Keystone XL pipeline, perhaps the most politically contentious energy issue in Barack Obama’s second term. Yet when it comes to another issue making headlines – a proposal to tighten greenhouse gas emissions from power plants – the public favors stricter limits, by exactly the same margin […]
Field Dates: 11/9/11 – 12/7/11 Respondents: Nationally-representative sample of 1,220 Latino respondents ages 18 and older Margin of Error: +/-3.6 percentage points at the 95% confidence level This survey focused on politics and the upcoming 2012 presidential election, identity, attitudes regarding immigration and enforcement, and values.
A breakdown of how internet users go online, including those with home access and the type of access, is shown in this table.
As of May 2013, 15% of American adults ages 18 and older do not use the internet or email. An additional 9% of adults use the internet but lack home access.