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The President’s long-awaited decision on how to wage war in Afghanistan was the No. 1 story last week, surpassing coverage of the two big domestic issues—the economy and health care. But a scandal-scorched athlete and some White House party crashers found their way into the top stories as well.
Summary of Findings In a week that saw passage of health care legislation by the Senate Finance Committee, news about health care reform remained front-and-center on the public’s news agenda, topping both public interest and news coverage. There also has been a sharp increase in the proportion of Americans saying they expect a health care […]
Summary of Findings As the first vials of swine flu vaccine make their way into American communities, public interest in news about the disease is increasing. Nearly as many people now cite swine flu as their top news story of the week as mention the health care debate – the first time in several months […]
A total of 860,000 Hispanics of Guatemalan origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
A total of 797,000 Hispanics of Colombian origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
A total of 527,000 Hispanics of Honduran origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
A total of 523,000 Hispanics of Ecuadorian origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
A total of 471,000 Hispanics of Peruvian origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Nearly a Quarter of World Population is Muslim Washington, D.C.—A new, comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 1.57 billion Muslims of all ages living in the world today, representing 23% of an estimated 2009 world population of 6.8 billion. Released today by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion […]
Europe, which includes 50 countries and territories, has about 38 million Muslims, constituting about 5% of its population. European Muslims make up slightly more than 2% of the world’s Muslim population. Readers should bear in mind that estimates of the numbers of Muslims in Europe vary widely because of the difficulty of counting new immigrants. Nevertheless, […]