Top Discrimination Targets: Gays
A plurality of the public believes that gays and lesbians face “a lot” of bias — roughly double the proportions that see widespread discrimination against blacks or Hispanics.
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A plurality of the public believes that gays and lesbians face “a lot” of bias — roughly double the proportions that see widespread discrimination against blacks or Hispanics.
In 20 countries surveyed in each of the last three years, the 2010 Pew Global Attitudes survey finds the median number naming China as the world’s leading economy has risen from 20% to 31%.
Only about half (55%) of all African Americans express confidence in the police to do a good job enforcing the law.
Nearly half of African Americans have gone online with a handheld device, helping to offset traditional lower levels of internet access among blacks.
Roughly six-in-ten Americans say labor unions are necessary to protect working people, an all-time low in Pew Research surveys.
Only three-in-ten Americans believe we should give preferential treatment to improve the position of minorities.
Fully 62% of non-Hispanic blacks now believe that Americans can always solve problems; in 2007 only 41% shared that confidence.
Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say they plan to watch Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20; not surprisingly, even higher percentages of Democrats, Obama voters and African Americans say they plan to tune in.
Roughly half of Americans say people like themselves would gain influence under the Obama administration.
Nearly half of Americans (46%) are unable to correctly identify Barack Obama as a Christian including 13% who still maintain that he is a Muslim and another 16% who say they have heard different things about his religion.
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