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    11. Intergroup marriage and friendship

    Members of Israel’s major religious groups tend to be isolated from one another socially. When it comes to friendships as well as family relationships, Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze often stay within their own religious communities. For example, 98% of Jews say most or all of their close friends are Jewish, and 85% of Muslims […]

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    Presidential job approval ratings from Ike to Obama

    Perhaps no measure better captures the public’s sentiment toward the president than job approval. It dates back to the earliest days of public opinion polling, when George Gallup asked about Franklin D. Roosevelt starting in the 1930s.

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    1. Library users and learning

    Adults who use libraries and visit library websites are often ahead of the crowd when it comes to being learners, engaging with information and embracing technology. Fully 97% of those who visited a library or bookmobile in the past 12 months say the assertion “I think of myself as a lifelong learner” applies to them […]

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    1. The hollowing of the American middle class

    The share of the American adult population that is middle income is falling, and rising shares are living in economic tiers above and below the middle. The hollowing of the middle has proceeded steadily for four decades, and it may have reached a tipping point. Once in the clear majority, adults in middle-income households (based […]

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    Chapter 3: Mexicans Report Fewer Connections in the U.S.

    The decline in the number of Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. also is reflected in a 2015 Pew Research Center survey done in Mexico, in which a decreasing share of Mexicans report connections in the U.S. Today, 35% of adults in Mexico say they have friends or relatives they regularly communicate with or visit […]

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    Publics Worldwide Support Right to Criticize Their Government

    People should be able to make statements that __ publicly Country Criticize the government’s policies Are offensive to minority groups Are offensive to your religion and beliefs Are sexually explicit Call for violent protests U.S. 95% 67% 77% 52% 44% Canada 93% 52% 64% 37% 29% France 89% 51% 53% 41% 32% Germany 93% 27% […]

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    Parenting in America

    There are deep divisions among U.S. parents today rooted in economic well-being. Parents’ outlooks, worries and aspirations for their children are strongly linked to financial circumstances.

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    3. Parenting approaches and concerns

    American parents across demographic groups say being a parent is central to who they are, but the ways they approach parenting – and the concerns they have about their children – vary in some significant ways between mothers and fathers as well as across generations, and racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. For example, while similar […]

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    Broad Support for Fundamental Democratic Principles

    Broad Support for Fundamental Democratic Principles Very important that __ in our country Country People can practice religion freely Women have same rights as men Honest elections held regularly w/ choice of at least two parties People can say what they want w/o censorship Media can report news w/o censorship People can use the internet […]