The State of the American Middle Class
As the financial divide has grown, a smaller share of Americans now live in middle-class households. Here are key facts about this group.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
As the financial divide has grown, a smaller share of Americans now live in middle-class households. Here are key facts about this group.
Among Asian Adults living in the U.S., 52% say they most often describe themselves using ethnic labels that reflect their heritage and family roots, either alone or together with “American.” About six-in-ten (59%) say that what happens to Asians in the U.S. affects their own lives.
An estimated 36.2 million Hispanics are eligible to vote this year, up from 32.3 million in 2020.
Majorities of voters express dissatisfaction with the candidates. And 63% of voters describe both Biden and Trump as “embarrassing.”
Six months into his term, far more say President Trump is making the way the federal government works worse than making it better.
Trump and Biden supporters share a fair amount of common ground when it comes to criticisms of the U.S. economic system.
Most Black adults describe themselves as at least somewhat successful (66%) and view personal success in terms of their ability to provide for their families (82%). Still, Black Americans experience pressure to live up to these goals, with majorities saying they feel a great deal or fair amount of pressure to have enough money (71%) […]
Black adults are clear on their financial goals and priorities, with majorities saying being debt-free (67%) and having enough money to do the things they want to do (65%) are essential to their personal definition of financial success. Defining financial success Majorities of Black adults say being debt-free (67%) and having enough money to do […]
Around three-quarters of Asian Americans (78%) have a favorable view of the United States. Majorities of Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and Vietnamese adults in the U.S. have a favorable view of their own ancestral homeland. By contrast, fewer than half of Chinese Americans say they have a favorable opinion of China.
About three-in-ten are “cultural” or former Catholics, or have other ties to the faith. Read about these groups and why some say they left the religion.
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