Nearly one-fifth of all coverage studied during the year relating to African Americans had to do with the arrest of and controversy surrounding Henry Louis Gates.

How re-employed Americans view their new job varies depending on how long they were out of work.

Nearly four-in-ten Americans say they would be less inclined to vote for a congressional candidate supported by Sarah Palin.

The public is split on Bush’s tax cuts, with roughly equal numbers calling for retention of all tax cuts (30%),total repeal (31%) or repeal of just cuts for the wealthy (27%).

Births have overtaken immigration as the main driver of the dynamic growth in the Mexican-American population.

Despite the continuing economic downturn, by a two-to-one margin, Americans believe their country will continue to be prosperous and make economic progress.