A third of Americans say President Obama has been paying too much attention to banks and financial institutions – more than say so about any other group tested.

Overall, about a quarter of Americans see President Obama as black; a majority see him as of mixed race.

A majority of blacks now say that blacks who cannot get ahead in this country are mainly responsible for their own situation.

Seven-in-ten whites and six-in-ten blacks say that the values held by blacks and whites have become more similar in the past 10 years.

A plurality of the public believes that gays and lesbians face “a lot” of bias — roughly double the proportions that see widespread discrimination against blacks or Hispanics.