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    Section 1: The Mix of Religion and Politics

    More Say Churches Should Keep Out of Politics A slim majority of the public (52%) says that churches and other houses of worship should keep out of politics, an eight point increase compared with 2004. Fewer (45%) take the view that churches should express their views on day-to-day social and political questions. This marks the […]

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    Section 1: The Mix of Religion and Politics

    More Say Churches Should Keep Out of Politics A slim majority of the public (52%) says that churches and other houses of worship should keep out of politics, an eight point increase compared with 2004. Fewer (45%) take the view that churches should express their views on day-to-day social and political questions. This marks the […]

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    Online and Digital News

    Online news consumption continues to grow, and substantial minorities of Americans are now taking advantage of specialized web-based and digital tools to get the news. Overall, 37% of the public – including more than half of those who go on the internet (55%) – say they regularly get news online. A decade ago, just 13% […]

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    A Profile of Hispanic Public School Students

    The number of Hispanic students in the nation’s public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, accounting for 60% of the total growth in public school enrollments over that period.

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    II. Hispanic Voter Participation Trends

    Because Latinos are more likely than other Americans to either be under age 18, or non-citizens, or both, their share of the eligible electorate (8.9% in 2007) lags behind their share of the total U.S. population (15.5% in 2007).[2. numoffset=”2″ These results are based on tabulations from the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey from November […]

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    Obama’s Black Audience

    Are critics like Jesse Jackson more — or less — in touch with the African American public? A look at what survey data tell us about black attitudes and priorities.

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    VI. Math Achievement at ELL Reporting Schools for White and Black Students and ELL Students

    ELL test-takers trail far behind the other major racial/ethnic groups of test-takers partly because they are concentrated in schools that report the assessment test scores of ELL students and those schools tend to be low-achieving schools. Average proficiency rates in math are lower at ELL reporting schools not only for ELL students, but also for […]

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    II. Hispanics and Chronic Disease in the U.S.

    Chronic conditions have large impacts on U.S. health and medical spending. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 133 million U.S. residents have at least one chronic condition. Treating those diseases costs $1.5 trillion a year, which accounts for 75 percent of the nation’s spending on direct medical costs.[5. numoffset=”5″ www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/overview.htm. Chronic Disease […]

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    Section 5: Candidate Race, Age, Experience and Religion

    Potential Candidate Weaknesses Barack Obama’s relative inexperience in national politics is seen by more voters as having a negative effect on his candidacy than his race. Roughly four-in-ten voters (42%) say Obama will be hurt by the fact that he is new to national politics; just 22% believe he will be hurt by the fact […]

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    Inflation Staggers Public, Economy Still Seen as Fixable

    Overview The public continues to be extremely downbeat about the national economy. Just 10% say the economy is in good shape, while 72% say the economy is either in a recession (54%) or a depression (18%). On a personal level, concerns about rising prices have surged. Beyond widespread anxiety about energy costs, a growing number […]