Search results for: “black lives matter”

short readsApr 26, 2022

As courts weigh affirmative action, grades and test scores seen as top factors in college admissions

More than nine-in-ten Americans (93%) say high school grades should be at least a minor factor in admissions decisions.
data essayJan 10, 2017

How America Changed During Barack Obama’s Presidency

Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock examines the changes – some profound, some subtle – that the U.S. experienced during Barack Obama’s presidency.
reportDec 15, 2016

Americans Name the 10 Most Significant Historic Events of Their Lifetimes

Three-quarters of Americans say Sept. 11 was one of the 10 events in their lives that had the greatest impact on the country, with many also citing Obama’s election and the tech revolution.
reportJan 12, 2010

Blacks Upbeat about Black Progress, Prospects

Summary of Findings A comprehensive new survey of racial attitudes finds that a year after Barack Obama’s election, blacks’ assessments about the state of black progress in America have improved more dramatically than at any time in the last quarter century. The poll finds an upbeat set of black views on a wide range of […]
reportJan 15, 2009

Strong Confidence in Obama – Country Seen As Less Politically Divided

Overview Public confidence in Barack Obama to deal with the nation’s most pressing problems is quite high, with about seven-in-ten saying they have at least a fair amount of confidence that he will do the right thing when it comes to mending the economy, preventing terrorism, and in dealing with Iraq. Notably, many Americans not […]
reportJan 5, 2006

Strong Public Support for Right to Die

Summary of Findings An overwhelming majority of the public supports laws that give patients the right to decide whether they want to be kept alive through medical treatment. And fully 70% say there are circumstances when patients should be allowed to die, while just 22% believe that doctors and nurses should always do everything possible […]

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Search results for: “black lives matter”

As courts weigh affirmative action, grades and test scores seen as top factors in college admissions

Americans Name the 10 Most Significant Historic Events of Their Lifetimes

Blacks Upbeat about Black Progress, Prospects

Strong Confidence in Obama – Country Seen As Less Politically Divided

Strong Public Support for Right to Die

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Search results for: “black lives matter”

As courts weigh affirmative action, grades and test scores seen as top factors in college admissions

How America Changed During Barack Obama’s Presidency

Americans Name the 10 Most Significant Historic Events of Their Lifetimes

Blacks Upbeat about Black Progress, Prospects

Strong Confidence in Obama – Country Seen As Less Politically Divided

Strong Public Support for Right to Die

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