Trust in America: How do Americans view economic inequality?
Amid rising inequality, many Americans feel that the U.S. economic system is unfair and generally favors powerful special interests.
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Amid rising inequality, many Americans feel that the U.S. economic system is unfair and generally favors powerful special interests.
Earnings overall have held steady through the pandemic in part because lower-wage workers experienced steeper job losses.
Amid mounting public concern about violent crime in the U.S., Americans’ attitudes about police funding in their own community have shifted.
52% of US adults say it is very or somewhat important that companies and organizations make public statements about political or social issues.
Over the past 50 years, the highest-earning 20% of U.S. households have steadily brought in a larger share of the country’s total income.
Seven-in-ten U.S. adults say the U.S. economic system unfairly favors powerful interests. Less than a third say the system is generally fair.
The higher education pipeline suggests a long path is ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering.
Black adults are particularly likely to say slavery continues to have an impact: More than eight-in-ten say this is the case.
Majorities of Americans foresee widening income gaps, tougher financial times for older Americans and intensifying political divisions.
Millennials are the largest adult generation in the United States, and the American family continues to change.
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