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    Don’t Shove My Job!

    The vast majority of self-identified middle class workers (89% overall) are either completely or mostly satisfied with their job.

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    Better Off Now Than 5 Years Ago

    Only about four-in-ten U.S. adults now say they are better off today than they were five years ago — the most downbeat assessment of personal progress in more than four decades of polling on this question.

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    Jobs: Partisan Problem

    Democrats are more likely (by 20 points) to say jobs are difficult to find.

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    Political Heat

    Energy policy is a very important issue for 77% of voters.

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    Growing Inequality in China

    About nine-in-ten (89%) Chinese identify the gap between rich and poor as a major problem and 41% cite it as a very big problem.

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    Chinese Embrace Capitalism

    Seven-in-ten Chinese now say that people are better off in a free market economy, even though this means some may be rich while others are poor

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    Chinese Applaud Beijing Olympics

    The Chinese people are nearly unanimous (96%) in believing China’s hosting of the games will be a success, with 56% saying the effort will be very successful.