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    2. Americans’ views of government aid to poor, role in health care and Social Security

    Majorities of Americans see a role for government on several safety net issues. Views on the effect of government aid to the poor A majority of Americans (55%) say that, overall, government aid to the poor does more good than harm, while about four-in-ten (43%) say it does more harm than good. Republicans and Republican-leaning […]

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    5. Hispanics and their views on social issues

    Many Latinos have personally experienced discrimination because of their race or ethnicity, and majorities say it’s a big problem when people don’t see racial discrimination where it really does exist. Overall, Latinos widely acknowledge the role obstacles and advantages play in helping some people succeed and holding others back. At the same time, Latinos are […]

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    Race and LGBTQ Issues in K-12 Schools

    We asked public K-12 teachers, teens and U.S. adults how they see topics related to race and LGBTQ issues playing out in the classroom.

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    1. Race and LGBTQ issues in the classroom

    To understand how conversations about race and LGBTQ issues are playing out in schools, we asked public K-12 teachers who have been teaching more than one year how often these topics came up in their classroom in the last school year (2022-23). By large margins, Democratic teachers are more likely than Republican teachers to say […]

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    2. Americans’ views of and experiences with activism on social media

    From posting hashtags to finding like-minded communities, social media has transformed where, when and how people engage with civic and political activities. This chapter uses survey data to explore online activism on social media, including the ways people are engaging with issues they care about and the value they place on these platforms when it […]

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    2. Assessments of Joe Biden

    A third of Americans currently say they approve of Joe Biden’s job performance as president, while nearly two-thirds (64%) say they disapprove. This is little changed over the last year. Around six-in-ten Democrats and Democratic leaners (61%) say they approve of Biden’s job performance, compared with 7% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. Biden’s job approval […]

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    2. Acceptable speech and the Israel-Hamas war

    On balance, Americans say the free public expression of opinions both for and against Israeli and Palestinian statehood should be allowed. But most draw the line at calls for violence against Jews or Muslims, which the vast majority say should not be allowed. The survey asked respondents whether they think people in the U.S. should […]

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    Methodology

    The data for the historical analysis in this report is derived from the Annual Social and Economic Supplements (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS), which are conducted in March of every year. The specific files used in this report are from March 1971 to March 2023 and contain data on the annual income of […]

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