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reportOct 15, 2009

Hispanics of Honduran Origin in the United States, 2007

A total of 527,000 Hispanics of Honduran origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
short readsOct 5, 2009

See Immigrant/Native Born Conflict

A majority (55%) of adults said there are conflicts between immigrants and people born in the U.S., substantially more than see such conflicts between blacks and whites or the young and old.
reportOct 15, 2009

Hispanics of Ecuadorian Origin in the United States, 2007

A total of 523,000 Hispanics of Ecuadorian origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
reportOct 15, 2009

Hispanics of Peruvian Origin in the United States, 2007

A total of 471,000 Hispanics of Peruvian origin resided in the United States in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
reportMar 11, 2010

Millennials, the Midterms and the Political Landscape Beyond

At a conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, Pew Research Center analysts and outside experts discussed research findings about the Millennial generation, the American teens and twenty-somethings now making the passage into adulthood. The last of three sessions addressed the question of whether Millennials, who rocked the vote in 2008, will show up at the polls this November and how they may shape the political landscape beyond?
reportDec 22, 2009

Latinos Online, 2006-2008: Narrowing the Gap

From 2006 to 2008, internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64%, compared with a four percentage point rise among whites and a two percentage point rise among blacks.
reportNov 19, 2009

Abortion Plays Small Role in Health Reform Opposition

While most Americans oppose government funding of abortion, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that concern about abortion funding plays only a small role in driving opposition to the health care reform legislation under consideration by Congress. When health care opponents are asked in an open-ended question to describe their main reason for opposing […]
short readsOct 5, 2009

Mexicans Who Would Move to the U.S.

One-in-three Mexicans say that if they had the means and opportunity to go live in the U.S. they would do so, and most of those say they would do so without authorization.
reportDec 16, 2009

Mixed Views of Obama at Year’s End

Overview Public opinion about President Barack Obama and his major polices continues to be divided as the year comes to a close. His overall approval rating is 49%, which is largely unchanged from November (51%). However, the percentage expressing at least a fair amount of confidence in Obama to do the right thing when it […]
reportOct 7, 2009

Europe Overview

Europe, which includes 50 countries and territories, has about 38 million Muslims, constituting about 5% of its population. European Muslims make up slightly more than 2% of the world’s Muslim population. Readers should bear in mind that estimates of the numbers of Muslims in Europe vary widely because of the difficulty of counting new immigrants. Nevertheless, […]