Positive Reaction to the Confederate Flag
Just one-in-ten Americans have a positive reaction when they see the Confederate flag displayed.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Just one-in-ten Americans have a positive reaction when they see the Confederate flag displayed.
Nearly one-fifth of all coverage studied during the year relating to African Americans had to do with the arrest of and controversy surrounding Henry Louis Gates.
Two-thirds of American adults currently use a high-speed internet connection at home, little changed from 2009.
A majority of Americans do not believe that the spread of affordable broadband should be a major government priority.
Race-related themes were present in 9% of all Obama administration news coverage from early 2009 to early 2010.
Nearly a quarter of Americans say Hispanics face a lot of discrimination in society today, making them the racial/ethnic group the public sees as most often subjected to discrimination.
Six-in-ten Americans say the economic stimulus has not helped the job situation.
Nearly twice as many blacks now as in 2007 say that the “situation of black people in this country” is better than it was five years earlier.
Just four in ten say they have a favorable opinion of labor unions; 42% express an unfavorable opinion.
More Americans now say that Hispanics face “a lot” of discrimination than say the same about blacks, whites or Asians.
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