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    2. Perceived impacts of factoring race and ethnicity into college admissions

    While half of Americans disapprove of taking race and ethnicity into account in college admissions decisions for the purpose of increasing diversity and a third approve, the public offers a mix of positive and negative views about the effects these practices might have. Partisans differ over the effects of considering race and ethnicity in college […]

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    AI in Hiring and Evaluating Workers: What Americans Think

    62% of Americans believe artificial intelligence will have a major impact on jobholders overall in the next 20 years, but far fewer think it will greatly affect them personally. Majorities oppose using AI in making final decisions on hiring or firing.

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    4. Black Americans’ engagement with news and information on COVID-19 and other science-related topics

    One way people engage with science is through the news and information they encounter in daily life, through conversations, the news media, interactions on social media, or by attending events. The coronavirus outbreak and development of COVID-19 vaccines is a pressing reminder that adults often learn about emerging scientific developments through informal avenues. To better […]

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    10 facts about Black Republicans

    Black Republicans tend to support individualistic approaches to addressing racial inequality, while Black Democrats back institutional approaches.

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    4. Citizen behavior and individual rights and equality

    Democracy – which, even in its most minimal form, requires the selection of governments through elections – necessarily relies on the people. Citizens must vote for representatives or policies, and, some would argue, are responsible for being informed and for holding politicians accountable via elections or protests. But, across the 24 countries surveyed, citizen behavior […]

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    1. Religious beliefs about Earth and the environment

    Many Americans view the Earth in religious terms in at least some way. For example, seven-in-ten say the Earth is sacred, including 43% who say this is the case because God created it. Even among religiously unaffiliated Americans, two-thirds say the Earth is sacred, although they are much more likely to attribute this to the […]

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    Asian Americans Hold Mixed Views Around Affirmative Action

    About half of Asian adults who have heard of affirmative action (53%) say it is a good thing, 19% say it is a bad thing, and 27% say they don’t know whether it is good or bad. However, about three-quarters of all Asian adults (76%) say race or ethnicity should not factor into college admissions decisions.

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