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A record 8% of households with minor children in the United States are headed by a single father, up from just over 1% in 1960, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey data. The number of single father households has increased about ninefold since 1960, from less than […]
Roughly four-in-ten Americans say immigrants now illegally in the U.S. should have a path to citizenship; 24% prefer to give them permanent residency status.
The nation began its recovery from the Great Recession in June 2009. From mid-2009 until the end of 2011, the price or value of major classes of assets has not followed a uniform trajectory.[8. numoffset=”8″ The Census Bureau wealth data were collected over September to December in both 2009 and 2011. Respondents reported on their […]
The percentage of Democrats who say immigrants strengthen the U.S. is 25 points higher than that of Republicans.
Overview A new survey finds that seven-in-ten Americans (71%) say there should be a way for people in the United States illegally to remain in this country if they meet certain requirements, while 27% say they should not be allowed to stay legally. Most who favor providing illegal immigrants with some form of legal status […]
Nearly two-thirds of Americans had a favorable opinion of Hillary Clinton as she neared the end of her tenure as Secretary of State.
Mexican approval ratings of the U.S. are at their highest point since 2009. This boost in America’s image comes amidst rising expectations that Washington may soon reform U.S. immigration laws. The question now is whether the two countries can build on the promise fostered by the proposed immigration policy and cement some of the progress that appears to have been made.
The analysis utilized four different surveys collected by the federal government. The unit of analysis differs among them. A brief description of the four surveys follows. The Survey of Consumer Finances Most of the analysis of debt and assets is based on the Survey of Consumer Finances. The SCF is collected every three years and […]
Bricker, Jesse, Arthur B. Kennickell, Kevin B. Moore, and John Sabelhaus. 2012. “Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2007 to 2010: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances.” Bulletin 98-2. Washington, DC: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, June. Brown, Meta, Andrew Haughwout, Donghoon Lee, and Wilbert van der Klaauw. 2010. “The Financial Crisis […]
Young adults shrunk the amount of debt they were carrying by 29% between 2007 and 2010.
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