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    6. Views of domestic issues: race, immigration, health care, abortion, Supreme Court

    The issue of race has been a flashpoint in the 2016 presidential campaign and Clinton and Trump supporters are divided over whether the country pays too much – or not enough – attention to racial issues these days. Overall, 39% of registered voters say too much attention is paid to racial issues, while an almost […]

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    Appendix A: References

    Autor, David and Melanie Wasserman. 2013. Wayward Sons: The Emerging Gender Gap in Labor Markets and Education. Third Way. March. http://economics.mit.edu/files/8754 Bailey, Martha J., Melanie E. Guldi, and Brad J. Hershbein. 2013. “Is There a Case for a ‘Second Demographic Transition’? Three Distinctive Features of the Post-1960 U.S. Fertility Decline.” Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of […]

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    Libraries and Learning

    Most Americans think that local libraries serve the educational needs of their communities and families well. But many do not know about key education services libraries provide.

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    Libraries 2016

    Trends in visiting public libraries have steadied, and many Americans have high expectations for what their local libraries should offer

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    3. Discrimination and racial inequality

    Most Americans say, as a country, we have yet to achieve racial equality. Roughly six-in-ten (61%) say that our country needs to continue making changes for blacks to have equal rights with whites, while 30% say we have made the changes needed to bring about equality. Blacks and Hispanics are particularly likely to say more […]

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    2. Views of race relations

    There’s no consensus among American adults about the state of race relations in the U.S.: 48% say race relations are generally bad, and 44% say they are generally good. Similarly, when asked about the amount of attention paid to race and racial issues in the country these days, about as many say there is too […]

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    The State of American Jobs

    How the shifting economic landscape is reshaping work and society and affecting the way people think about the skills and training they need to get ahead.

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