Search results for: “race”

Filtered by:

Refine Your Results

short readsAug 29, 2017

Views of racism as a major problem increase sharply, especially among Democrats

The share of Americans who say racism is a “big problem” in society has increased 8 percentage points in the past two years – and has roughly doubled since 2011.
short readsOct 23, 2017

In polarized era, fewer Americans hold a mix of conservative and liberal views

While Americans are less likely than in the past to hold a mix of conservative and liberal view, ideological consistency is increasingly associated with partisanship.
short readsSep 28, 2017

Views about whether whites benefit from societal advantages split sharply along racial and partisan lines

Issues of race have long divided Americans along racial and partisan lines, and these differences extend to views of whether white people in the U.S. benefit from advantages in society that black people do not have. A majority of Americans (56%) say that white people either benefit “a great deal” (26%) or “a fair amount” […]
short readsOct 5, 2017

Key takeaways on Americans’ growing partisan divide over political values

Our surveys conducted in June and July found little common ground among Republicans and Democrats on fundamental values. Here are eight takeaways.
reportApr 9, 2018

Bots in the Twittersphere

An estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated accounts – not human beings.
reportOct 5, 2017

Methodology

Surveys conducted June 8-18, 2017 and June 27-July 9, 2017 Most of the analysis in this report is based on two telephone surveys conducted June 8-July 9, 2017. The first survey includes interviews conducted June 8-18, 2017 among a national sample of 2,504 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. […]
short readsApr 20, 2017

Seeking better data on Hispanics, Census Bureau may change how it asks about race

Federal officials are considering major changes in how they ask Americans about their race and ethnicity.
reportOct 17, 2017

1. Japanese more satisfied with economy, but doubts about future persist

People in Japan believe their lives have improved dramatically over the past two generations. Roughly two-thirds (65%) say life in Japan today is better for people like them than it was 50 years ago. The Japanese are much more upbeat than Americans (37%) who were asked to compare their lives today to a half century […]
reportFeb 15, 2018

5. Voter files in action

Commercial voter files have been used in a wide variety of ways, either by themselves or in conjunction with other data. Although such files have been employed by political campaigns for many years, their use by journalists and others interested in elections has increased recently as familiarity with the files has grown and the ancillary […]
short readsJun 12, 2017

Key facts about race and marriage, 50 years after Loving v. Virginia

Intermarriage has increased steadily since the 1967 Loving v. Virginia ruling. Here are more key findings about interracial and interethnic marriage and families.

Topics

Regions & Countries

Formats

Search results for: “race”

Views of racism as a major problem increase sharply, especially among Democrats

In polarized era, fewer Americans hold a mix of conservative and liberal views

Views about whether whites benefit from societal advantages split sharply along racial and partisan lines

Key takeaways on Americans’ growing partisan divide over political values

Bots in the Twittersphere

Methodology

Seeking better data on Hispanics, Census Bureau may change how it asks about race

1. Japanese more satisfied with economy, but doubts about future persist

5. Voter files in action