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    Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians

    The gap in the standard of living between Asians near the top and the bottom of the income ladder nearly doubled from 1970 to
    2016. Amid rising inequality overall, Asians displaced blacks as the most economically divided major U.S. racial or ethnic group.

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    Appendix A: References

    Bialik, Kristen. Feb. 15, 2018. “Most immigrants arrested by ICE have prior criminal convictions, a big change from 2009.” Pew Research Center. Bialik, Kristen. Feb. 8, 2018. “ICE arrests went up in 2017, with biggest increases in Florida, northern Texas, Oklahoma.” Pew Research Center Brown, Anna. June 26, 2014. “U.S. Hispanic and Asian populations growing, […]

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    Methodology

    Data sources The data in this report are derived from the decennial census and the American Community Survey (ACS), both conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The decennial census (long form) is the source for the data for 1970 (1% Metro forms 1 and 2 sample), 1980 (5% state sample), 1990 (5% state sample) and […]

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    How Does Pew Research Center Measure the Religious Composition of the U.S.? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

    Question 1: Measuring religious identity How does Pew Research Center measure the religious identity of survey respondents and the religious composition of the U.S.? Answer: Generally, we rely on respondents’ self-identification.  A key question we ask in many surveys is: “What is your present religion, if any? Are you Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Orthodox such […]

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    6 facts about America’s students

    A projected 50.7 million pre-K-12 students will return to the classroom in U.S. public schools this fall. As the school year gets underway, read key findings about America’s students and their experiences.

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    Appendix A: References

    American Immigration Council, 2017. “Temporary Protected Status: An Overview.” Washington, D.C.: American Immigration Council, August. Cohn, D’Vera, 2017. “5 key facts about U.S. lawful immigrants.” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, August. Cohn, D’Vera and Jeffrey S. Passel, 2017. “More than 100,00 Haitian and Central American immigrants face decision on their status in the U.S.” Washington, […]