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Among internet users, 4% use a service such as Foursquare or Gowalla to share their location with friends online.
More Americans now say that Hispanics face “a lot” of discrimination than say the same about blacks, whites or Asians.
Asked to state what race they are (black; white; Asian; some other race) and told they could choose as many categories as they wished, just 1% of Americans identified with more than one category.
Race-related themes were present in 9% of all Obama administration news coverage from early 2009 to early 2010.
Just one-in-ten among Hispanic high school dropouts has a GED, far less than the percentages of white (29%) and black (20%) high school dropouts with GEDs.
A majority of Americans say that the economy is still in a recession.
Despite the continuing economic downturn, by a two-to-one margin, Americans believe their country will continue to be prosperous and make economic progress.
About 8-in-10 Americans say they are extremely proud (52%) or very proud (31%) to be an American.
Nearly a quarter of Americans say Hispanics face a lot of discrimination in society today, making them the racial/ethnic group the public sees as most often subjected to discrimination.
A record four-in-ten births were to unmarried women in 2008.
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