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    On Immigration Policy, Wider Partisan Divide Over Border Fence Than Path to Legal Status

    Survey Report As immigration emerges as a key issue in the presidential campaign, there is little common ground between Republicans and Democrats in views of several immigration policy proposals. But partisan disagreements are much more pronounced on some issues than others. Overall, the public continues to be divided over building a fence along the entire […]

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    2. Personality and interest in science, health topics

    Beyond demographic differences, there is also an association between personality traits and interest in science and technology topics. In particular, Americans with a tendency to be open to new experiences, regardless of other characteristics, tend to express more interest in science and technology topics. There is a long history of attention to personality differences in […]

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    2. Personality and interest in science, health topics

    Beyond demographic differences, there is also an association between personality traits and interest in science and technology topics. In particular, Americans with a tendency to be open to new experiences, regardless of other characteristics, tend to express more interest in science and technology topics. There is a long history of attention to personality differences in […]

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    Chapter 1: The Nation’s Immigration Laws, 1920 to Today

    Fifty years ago, the U.S. enacted a sweeping immigration law, the Immigration and Nationality Act, which replaced longstanding national origin quotas that favored Northern Europe with a new system allocating more visas to people from other countries around the world and giving increased priority to close relatives of U.S. residents. Just prior to passage of […]

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    Appendix A: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Teens

    3% of Teens Identify as Transgender; 2% Identify as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual; and 3% are Unsure of Their Sexual Orientation Given that the topic of this study was friendships and romantic relationships, this survey asked teens about their sexual orientation and their gender identity. While the number of teens responding who identified as LGTBQ was […]

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    5. Wealth gap between middle-income and upper-income families reaches record high

    The gaps in the wealth (assets minus debts) of lower-, middle- and upper-income families are much wider than the gaps in income.[46. numoffset=”46″ Data on wealth are collected for families, as opposed to households. Technically, they are slightly different. As per the Census Bureau, a family consists of all related people living in the same […]

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    6. Perceptions of elected officials and the role of money in politics

    A major factor in the public’s negative attitudes about the federal government is its deep skepticism of elected officials. Unlike opinions about government performance and power, Republicans and Democrats generally concur in their criticisms of elected officials. Asked to name the biggest problem with government today, many cite Congress, politics, or a sense of corruption […]

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    Appendix B: Methodology

    This appendix describes the specific items used from these various sources and the development of some of the migration measures used in the report. Data from the Mexican Survey of Demographic Dynamics (ENADID), the American Community Survey, the U.S. censuses of 1990 and 2000, and the Current Population Survey are based on Pew Research Center […]

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