--- title: "Data Feed: Hispanics and the American Dream, earned-income credit by county, Islamic banking" description: "A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers." date: "2014-01-31" authors: - name: "George Gao" job_title: "Former " link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/george-gao/" url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/01/31/data-feed-hispanics-and-the-american-dream-earned-income-credit-by-county-growth-of-islamic-banking/" --- # Data Feed: Hispanics and the American Dream, earned-income credit by county, Islamic banking *A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.* **Politics** [55% of Americans dissatisfied with gun laws -- highest since 2001](http://www.gallup.com/poll/167135/americans-dissatisfaction-gun-laws-highest-2001.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines), Gallup [Wyoming residents most conservative, D.C. most liberal](http://www.gallup.com/poll/167144/wyoming-residents-conservative-liberal.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines), Gallup [Christie loses ground among Florida Republicans](http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/florida/release-detail?ReleaseID=2001), Quinnipiac [People more likely to vote if they'll be asked about it later](http://www.nber.org/papers/w19832), NBER [Real-time tool to track campaign finances](http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/01/30/how-to-follow-the-money-with-real-time-fec/), Sunlight Foundation **Economy **[Rhode Island had highest jobless rate (9.1%) in December](http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20140130.htm), Bureau of Labor Statistics [The future of the U.S. job market](http://www.census.gov/newsroom/cspan/employment_projections/), BLS (via C-SPAN) ****[Map: The earned income tax credit in your county](http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/2014/county-eitc-map), Brookings [Interactive: The War on Poverty in the states, 1959-2012](http://www.pewstates.org/research/data-visualizations/the-war-on-poverty-in-the-states-85899537091), The Pew Charitable Trusts [What made the U.S. economy grow in 2013?](http://qz.com/172397/what-made-the-us-economy-grow-in-2013/#/) Quartz [Why the homeownership rate is misleading](http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/30/why-the-homeownership-rate-is-misleading/?module=BlogPost-ReadMore&version=Blog%20Main&action=Click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body#more-171711), The New York Times [Charts: Putting U.S. economic growth in perspective](http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/01/30/charts-putting-u-s-economic-growth-in-perspective/), The Wall Street Journal [People who join work force in recessions happier in their jobs](http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/01/people-who-join-the-labor-force-in-recessions-are-happier-with-their-jobs/?utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet&utm_campaign=Socialflow), Harvard Business Review **Health & Society **[55% of Americans followed ACA rollout news closely in January](http://kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-policy-news-index-january-2014/?utm_campaign=KFF%253A%2520General&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=11805455&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_zcEuZ8jkAsZM0PTlQxiXSTlMRFGUSMsFhf3ZVV50gx-qWfM4SXGnq8erv1F2BwCOfGY_F0zrF2iJQoOHFZ8zqK81yaw&_hsmi=11805455), Kaiser Family Foundation [U.S. global health budget: Analysis of FY2014 appropriations](http://kff.org/global-health-policy/issue-brief/the-u-s-global-health-budget-analysis-of-appropriations-for-fiscal-year-2014/), Kaiser Family Foundation [New report tracks behavioral health in America](http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/1401301041.aspx), SAMHSA [Hospitalizations due to firearm injuries in children and adolescents](http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/01/22/peds.2013-1809.abstract), Pediatrics [Share of single-person households changed little between 1995-2012](http://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/college-of-arts-and-sciences/NCFMR/documents/FP/FP-14-01.pdf), NCFMR [Fewer children play team sports](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303519404579350892629229918), The Wall Street Journal [How much snow it typically takes to cancel school across the U.S.](http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/01/how-much-snow-it-typically-takes-cancel-school-us/8252/), The Atlantic Cities [Hispanics' faith in American Dream exceeds whites, blacks](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/hispanics-often-lead-the-way-in-their-faith-in-the-american-dream-poll-finds/2014/01/30/c9d4d498-6c2a-11e3-b405-7e360f7e9fd2_story.html), The Washington Post [Who drinks more: Liberals or conservatives?](http://freakonomics.com/2014/01/30/who-drinks-more-liberals-or-conservatives/) Freakonomics[ ](http://www.aera.net/Newsroom/NewsReleasesandStatements/JanuaryFebruaryERPublishesNewStudiesontheArtsandCriticalThinking,NCLBWaivers,andSchool-wideConsequencesofStudentRiskFactors/tabid/15354/Default.aspx) **International **[Japan posted third straight trade deficit in 2013](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/business/the-force-of-japanese-exports-is-weakening.html?partner=socialflow&smid=tw-nytimesbusiness&_r=0), The New York Times [Euro area unemployment rate at 12.0%](http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/3-31012014-AP/EN/3-31012014-AP-EN.PDF), [inflation down to 0.7%](http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/2-31012014-BP/EN/2-31012014-BP-EN.PDF), Eurostat [Russian companies increase share of global weapons market](http://www.sipri.org/media/pressreleases/2014/top100_january2014), SIPRI** **[Assets at Islamic banks growing by 15% annually](http://www.cfr.org/economics/rise-islamic-finance/p32305#p3), Council on Foreign Relations [UK infant mortality rate, 2012: 4 deaths per 1,000 live births](http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_350853.pdf), Office for National Statistics [Liquid fuels and natural gas trends in the Americas](http://www.eia.gov/countries/americas/?src=home-b1), Energy Information Agency**[ ](http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/Resources/244362-1265299949041/6766328-1329943729735/8460924-1381272444276/InclusionMatters_AdvanceEdition.pdf)** **Random Samples **[Global population distribution, according to animals of the Chinese zodiac](http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/01/daily-chart-19), The Economist [Charts: Emotional highs and lows of NFL fans as expressed on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-data-science/the-emotional-highs-and-lows-of-the-nfl-season/10152033221418859), Facebook *Got new data to share? Send it to us via email *[*facttank@pewresearch.org*](mailto:facttank@pewresearch.org)* or Tweet us *[*@FactTank*](http://www.twitter.com/facttank)*.*