How the American middle class has changed in the past five decades
The share of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021, according to a new analysis.
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3. Online or in person, many Americans have heard sermons addressing timely political and social events
The social and political issues that have gripped the country over the past few months also have made their way to the pulpit โ both the physical and digital. Among Americans who say they attended or watched religious services in person or online in the month prior to when the survey was conducted in mid-July, […]
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1. A sampling of some of the key overarching views
The following selection of responses covers some of the more panoramic and incisive big ideas shared by several dozen of the 862 thought leaders participating in this canvassing. This is the fork in the road where people can choose a better future โ or a downward path Mark Davis, associate professor of media and communications […]
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3. Black Americansโ views about health disparities, experiences with health care
CORRECTION (Jan. 12, 2024): Chapter 3 of a previous version of this report included an incorrect percentage because one survey question was asked only of women. Among Black adults, 55% say they have ever had at least one of six negative experiences with doctors or other health care providers. Black Americans offer a mixed assessment […]
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1. A brief statistical portrait of U.S. Hispanics
The U.S. Hispanic population reached 62.1 million in 2020, accounting for 19% of all Americans and making it the nationโs second largest racial or ethnic group, behind White Americans and ahead of Black Americans, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is also one of the fastest growing groups in the U.S. Between 2010 and […]
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3. Views of the U.S. as a โChristian nationโ and opinions about โChristian nationalismโ
Most Americans think the founders of America intended for the U.S. to be a โChristian nation,โ more than four-in-ten think the United States should be a Christian nation, and a third say the country is a Christian nation today. However, Americansโ views of what it means to be a Christian nation are wide-ranging and often […]
