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    2. Urban, suburban and rural residents’ views on key social and political issues

    As urban and rural communities are becoming more distinct along demographic lines, they are also becoming more polarized politically. Americans in urban and rural communities have widely different views when it comes to social and political issues. From feelings about President Donald Trump to views on immigration and same-sex marriage, there are wide gaps between […]

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    Appendix A: References

    Bartlett, Tom, Karin Fischer, and Josh Keller. 2011. “Little-Known Colleges Exploit Visa Loopholes to Make Millions Off Foreign Students.” Chronicle of Higher Education, March. Benderly, Beryl L. 2016. “Work program for recent foreign grads in legal limbo.” Washington, D.C.: Science Magazine, January. Fragomen. 2016. “D.C. Circuit Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging 2008 STEM OPT Rule.” Fragomen, […]

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    10 key findings about religion in Western Europe

    Most Christians in Western Europe today are non-practicing, but Christian identity still remains a meaningful religious, social and cultural marker. Read 10 key findings from our new survey.

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    2. Views on leadership traits and competencies and how they intersect with gender

    Many, if not most, Americans see men and women as equally capable when it comes to some of the key qualities and behaviors that are essential for leadership. Being honest, holding up under pressure and standing up for what they believe in are some examples of traits that are viewed as essential for leaders in […]

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    3. Republicans and Democrats more likely to classify a news statement as factual if it favors their side – whether it is factual or opinion

    In addition to past research that has shown stark differences between Republicans’ and Democrats’ trust of specific news outlets, the findings in this study go one step further, showing that those who identify with the two parties often differ in how they classify specific news content as factual or opinion. Overall, majorities of both Republicans […]

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    Methodology

    To provide comparable data across countries, population estimates for countries of residence and countries and territories of birth for sub-Saharan migrants rely on global migrant stock by their origins and destinations as estimated by the United Nations (UN) for 2015. Estimates for the number of sub-Saharan immigrants living in each destination country differ slightly from […]

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    1. Views of Donald Trump

    The public’s views of Donald Trump across a number of dimensions – including his respect for democratic institutions, trust in what he says and whether he keeps his business interests separate from the decisions he makes as president – tend to have a fairly similar pattern. On most measures (including his overall job rating), roughly […]