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    IV. The Two Americas at Work

    As highlighted in the previous section, older adults have weathered the recession significantly better than other age groups. So it is not surprising that in terms of employment status, retired adults as a group are significantly more likely than working Americans to fall into the group that Held their Own during the recession. More than […]

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    Muslim Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah

    Extremist groups Hamas and Hezbollah continue to receive mixed ratings from Muslim publics. However, opinions of al Qaeda and its leader, Osama bin Laden, are consistently negative; only in Nigeria do Muslims offer views that are, on balance, positive toward al Qaeda and bin Laden.

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    Obama Viewed as Doing Better than GOP Leaders in Explaining Vision

    Overview With just over a month to go before the midterm elections, the public by a wide margin says Barack Obama has done a better job than Republican congressional leaders in explaining his plans and vision for the country. Half (50%) of the public says Obama has done a better job, compared with just 28% […]

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    Chapter 3. Brazil and the World

    Brazilians are confident and optimistic about their country’s role on the world stage.  A large majority believe that Brazil is either already one of the world’s most powerful nations or that it will be eventually.  And overwhelmingly, Brazilians think their country has a positive international image. Most Brazilians express confidence in the foreign policy skills […]

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    National Latino Leader? The Job is Open

    When asked in an open-ended question on a nationwide survey of Latinos to name the person they consider “the most important Latino leader in the country today,” nearly two-thirds (64%) of Hispanics said they did not know.

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    III. Different Groups, Different Demographics

    Demographics as well as experiences differentiate Americans who Lost Ground during the recession from those who Held their Own. In most — but not all — important ways, these differences mirror those reported in earlier reports by the Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends project based on this survey.[4. numoffset=”4″ For more details on […]

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    Public Focuses More on Economy than Election

    Summary of Findings The 2010 congressional elections dominated news coverage last week, but not the public’s attention. Americans continued to focus most closely on news about the nation’s struggling economy and about four-in-ten (39%) say news reports portray the economy “about the way it really is.” Smaller, roughly equal percentages say the media make the […]