Key facts about U.S. Latinos
Between 2000 and 2024, the U.S. Latino population nearly doubled, rising from 35.3 million to 68 million.
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Acknowledgments
This report was written by Lauren Mora, former research assistant, and Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research. The survey questionnaire was developed and drafted by Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, former senior researcher; Jens Manuel Krogstad, senior writer/editor; Research Associates Khadijah Edwards and Luis Noe-Bustamante; Mora; and Lopez. Editorial guidance for the report was provided by […]
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Views on America’s global role diverge widely by age and party
A third of adults under age 35 say it is extremely or very important that the U.S. play an active role in world affairs.
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Gender pay gap in U.S. has narrowed slightly over 2 decades
In 2024, women earned an average of 85% of what men earned, according to an analysis of median hourly earnings of both full- and part-time workers.
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Where Americans stand on the economy, immigration and other issues as Trump addresses Congress
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, here’s a look at U.S. public opinion on key policy issues.
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Third-party and independent candidates for president often fall short of early polling numbers
Given the number of third-party and independent candidates in the 2024, we examined how such candidates fared in past elections.
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6. Black Americans and mistrust of the U.S. health care system and medical research
Editorial note to readers A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term “racial conspiracy theories” as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings. By using these words, our reporting distorted rather than clarified the point of the study. Changes to this version include: an […]
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3. Views of divorce and open marriages
A slight majority of Americans (55%) say couples who are unhappy tend to stay in bad marriages for too long, compared with 43% who say these couples tend to get divorced too quickly. Women are more likely than men to say couples stay in bad marriages for too long (58% vs. 52%). Views also vary […]
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Americans overwhelmingly say access to IVF is a good thing
Seven-in-ten Americans say in vitro fertilization access is a good thing. Just 8% say it is a bad thing, and 22% are unsure.
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1. How Americans see the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Most U.S. adults (81%) say Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the country, with 47% saying King has had a very positive impact. Some 38% say their own views on racial equality have been influenced by King’s legacy a great deal or a fair amount. King’s impact on the country By […]