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title: "Latinos Less Dissatisfied with the Nation’s Direction than the Overall Public"
description: "More than half (56%) of Latinos say they are dissatisfied with the direction of the country. Among the general public, 78% of are dissatisfied."
date: "2012-02-27"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2012/02/27/latinos-less-dissatisfied-with-the-nations-direction-than-the-overall-public/"
---

# Latinos Less Dissatisfied with the Nation’s Direction than the Overall Public

More than half (56%) of Latinos say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in this country and just 38% say they are satisfied, according to a recent Pew Hispanic survey.

Despite this dissatisfaction, Latinos are notably less downbeat than the rest of the public. Among all American adults, more than three-in-four (78%) say they are dissatisfied with the country’s direction.

Among Hispanics, there is little difference on this question by country of origin. Six-in-ten (59%) native-born and 53% of foreign born Hispanics say they are dissatisfied with the nation’s direction. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2011/12/28/v-dissatisfaction-with-the-nations-direction/?src=prc-number)