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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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    3. Achieving racial equality

    We asked people who say efforts to ensure equal rights haven’t gone far enough how much they think each of the following needs to change to ensure equality for all people, regardless of race and ethnicity: Within that group of respondents, majorities of 80% or more say each of these requires at least major changes, […]

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    1. Trump’s second term: Early ratings and expectations

    Americans are deeply divided over Donald Trump’s plans and the way he is handling his job in the early weeks of his return to the presidency. Overall, 47% of U.S. adults approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, while 51% say they disapprove. And most of these views are strongly held: 37% […]

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    2.  The annual earnings of older workers

    Today, the average annual earnings of older workers lag behind those of younger workers, but the gap is nowhere near what it once was. In 1964, the average annual earnings of workers ages 65 and older were 19% of the average earnings of workers ages 25 to 64: $5,200 vs. $26,900, respectively. (Figures in this […]

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    5. Key labor force trends

    Given how central work is to the lives of many Americans, the federal government carefully and consistently collects information on job availability, job characteristics and the demographics of the workforce. This chapter presents some of the key indicators collected by federal agencies and, when available, how they have changed over the past couple of decades. […]

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    2. Views of obstacles for women seeking high political office

    The survey asked about possible reasons why there are more men than women in high political offices. Of the eight reasons we asked about, only one – women having to do more to prove themselves than men – is seen as a major reason by a majority of Americans (54%). More than four-in-ten point to […]

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    Methodology

    Data source Pew Research Center’s analysis in this report is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020, 2021 and 2022 Surveys of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). These are the three latest years in which SIPP was conducted. It is a nationally representative survey that focuses on the income of U.S. households and […]

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    1. Views of the nation’s economy

    Fewer than a quarter of Americans (23%) currently rate the country’s economic conditions as excellent or good, while 36% say they are poor and about four-in-ten (41%) view conditions as “only fair.” While positive ratings of the economy have slowly climbed since the summer of 2022, there has been a slight drop since the start of […]