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    4. Those on the lower end of the socio-economic ladder are less likely to take advantage of lifelong learning opportunities

    The survey’s overall findings show that adult learning – for personal or professional purposes – touches a wide range of Americans. However, significant differences emerge along adults’ levels of educational attainment and income. Those on the lower end of those scales are less likely to engage in professional or personal learning and have less positive […]

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    1. The American middle class loses ground nationally

    The share of the American adult population that lives in middle-income households has fallen since 2000. The trend this century is the continuation of a long-running decline. An earlier analysis by the Pew Research Center, which looked at the period from 1971 to 2015, demonstrated that the middle class in the U.S. has been shrinking […]

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    Hispanic News Media: Fact Sheet

    Last updated June 2016 The Hispanic news media market in the U.S. speaks to a major portion of the country – as of 2014, there are 55 million Hispanics in the U.S., making up 17% of the total population. Because the number of immigrant arrivals from Latin America has slowed, the population is becoming increasingly […]

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    Public Broadcasting: Fact Sheet

    Updated June 16, 2016: This fact sheet has been updated to clarify information about NPR. Public media in the U.S. is chiefly represented by two networks. On the audio side, NPR and its large family of member stations deliver news and other content to local communities over the airwaves and through smartphones and computers. On […]

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    3. Digital news developments in U.S. presidential campaigns, 2000-2016

    Introduction Since the start of the 21st century, the internet has evolved from a novelty accessed by half of the American population to a resource now used by nearly 90% and a primary way for the public to keep up with the news, events and issues of the day. This is true as well when […]

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    1. Number of countries with very high restrictions and hostilities went down in 2014

    Countries with the most extensive government restrictions on religion Most countries in the world have some form of government restrictions on religion, but each year a few countries stand out as having particularly extensive restrictions. In 2014, 16 of the 198 countries included in the study had a “very high” level of government restrictions, down […]

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    1. Feelings about partisans and the parties

    Partisans’ dislike of the opposing party is part and parcel of American politics, but recent years have witnessed a growing intensity in these feelings. For the first time in more than two decades of Pew Research Center surveys, majorities of partisans have not only an unfavorable view of the other party, but a very unfavorable […]