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    Appendix C: Data Sources

    The data in this report come mainly from five U.S. Census Bureau sources: the American Community Survey for 2006-2012; the Puerto Rican Community Survey for 2006-2012; the decennial census for 1980-2010; the Current Population Survey for 2007-2013 and annual population estimates for the island of Puerto Rico. For all sources except the population estimates, data […]

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    Typology Detailed Tables

    Figures read down within each category. Don’t know responses not shown. For full question wording, see topline. Return to the main report. Solid Liberals Faith and Family Left Next Generation Left Hard-Pressed Skeptics Young Outsiders Business Conservatives Steadfast Conservatives Bystanders SEX Men 44 45 49 42 48 62 59 47 Women 56 55 51 58 52 […]

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    Chapter 6: Religious Beliefs

    When it comes to various beliefs about biblical texts and religious figures and teachings, the survey does not reveal one clear pattern among Hispanics. On some questions – such as whether the Bible is the word of God and should be taken literally and whether Jesus will return to Earth in one’s lifetime – Hispanic […]

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    Mexican President Peña Nieto’s Ratings Slip with Economic Reform

    Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has been praised internationally for his ambitious reforms of everything from the energy sector to education to telecommunications, but a new Pew Research Center survey in Mexico finds that domestically his positive image is faltering and a key component of his political agenda – economic reform – is decidedly unpopular.

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    Chapter 4: Views of Pope Francis and the Catholic Church

    A number of questions in the survey speak to how Hispanics view the Catholic Church, its new leader and its teachings. At the time the survey was conducted – just a few months after Pope Francis ascended to the papacy – a majority of Hispanics, including Hispanic Catholics, held a favorable view of him overall, […]

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    2012 National Survey of Latinos

    Field dates: 9/7/12 – 10/4/12 Respondents: Nationally-representative sample of 1,765 Latinos ages 18 and older Margin of Error: +/- 3.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence interval. This survey focused on politics, attitudes regarding immigration laws, the economy, and the immigrant experience in the U.S.

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    Catholics, other Christians support immigration reform, but say faith plays small role

    Three-quarters of American adults say that immigrants living in the United States illegally should be able to stay. Catholics as a whole closely resemble the general public on this view, though Hispanic Catholics are much more supportive than non-Hispanic white Catholics. Majorities of other religious groups also support allowing undocumented immigrants to remain in the country.