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reportOct 1, 2013

Chapter 2: Intermarriage and Other Demographics

The survey suggests that intermarriage is common among Jews; 44% of all currently married Jewish respondents – and 58% of those who have married since 2005 – indicate they are married to a non-Jewish spouse. The survey also shows that in some important respects, U.S. Jews have a distinctive demographic profile: They are older than […]
reportOct 24, 2013

Mexicans and Salvadorans Have Positive Picture of Life in U.S.

Overview Mexicans and Salvadorans share a positive image of the U.S. Many believe that people who move to the U.S. lead a better life, and most of those who have family or friends who migrated say they have accomplished their goals while there. Salvadorans, 67% of whom have family or friends in the U.S., express […]
reportJul 22, 2013

Are Unauthorized Immigrants Overwhelmingly Democrats?
short readsJul 22, 2013

Are unauthorized immigrants overwhelmingly Democrats?

Will there be “an electoral bonanza for Democrats” if the nation’s estimated 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants are eventually granted the right to vote? The data provide some insights.
short readsAug 23, 2013

Chart of the Week: Race, ethnicity and local government jobs

The Chart of the Week illustrates that whites continue to be overrepresented among high-earning local government jobs, long a source for upward social mobility, but the workforces have become more diversified over the past five decades.
short readsOct 8, 2013

How to get census data during the government shutdown

We’ve found that there are still several ways to access government data.
reportAug 29, 2013

IV. Ranking Latino Population’s in the Nation’s Metropolitan Areas

Hispanic Population More than four-in-ten (44%) Hispanics live in the 10 largest metropolitan areas, by Hispanic population.[4. numoffset=”4″ When discussing the largest metropolitan areas, the report is referring to the largest areas by Hispanic population.] The Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA, metropolitan area has the nation’s largest Latino population—5.8 million—and alone accounts for about one-in-ten (11%) […]
short readsOct 3, 2013

20 facts from Pew Research Center

These findings drew broad public interest.
short readsJul 22, 2013

The public’s predictions on immigration, gun control bills this year

There’s a pretty good chance that immigration legislation will become law this year. The prospects for enacting a gun control bill are not nearly as promising, according to the American public.
reportOct 24, 2013

Chapter 2. El Salvador

Salvadorans are extremely dissatisfied with current conditions in their country, and nearly everyone is concerned about gang-related violence and crime. When it comes to solving the urban gang problem that has plagued El Salvador, the public is deeply divided along partisan lines over whether the government is making any progress, but unanimously supports enlisting the […]