Majority Rejects Use of Preferences to Help Minorities
About six-in-ten disagree with the idea that “we should make every possible effort to improve the position of blacks and other minorities, even if it means giving them preferential treatment.”
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Many Voters Use Cell Phones to Follow Election, Participate in Politics
As of late September, 88% of registered voters own a cell phone of some kind-and significant numbers of these voters are using their mobile devices to get information about the 2012 election, to interact with the campaigns, and to converse with other voters about political issues: 27% of registered voters who own a cell phone […]
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Social Networking Sites Grow as a Source of News
The number of Americans saying they saw news or news headlines on social networking sites the previous day increased from 9% in 2010 to 19%
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Americans Concerned about Size of U.S. Debt Owed to China
Nearly eight-in-ten adults (78%) say the large amount of American debt that is held by China is a very serious problem for the U.S.
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Tablet News Users Say Their Consumption of News Has Increased
More than four-in-ten (43%) tablet news users say the news they get on their devices is adding to the overall news they consume
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Counting Internet Users
In our surveys this summer, we added a question about mobile internet connectivity to help us capture internet users who may access the internet on mobile devices.
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Record Levels of Student Loan Debt Hit Younger Households Hard
A record 40% of all households headed by someone younger than age 35 owe money on their student loans, by far the highest share among any age group
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Negative Views of Supreme Court Reach 25-Year High
The Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday after a year in which the number of Americans who held an unfavorable opinion of it (37%) reached a quarter-century high.
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Obama Has Edge Over Romney as Protector of Middle Class
About half (52%) of adults who self-identify as middle class say they believe Barack Obama’s policies in a second term would help the middle class compared to 42% who say that of Mitt Romney, a 10-point difference.
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A Recovery from Great Recession Bypassing American Households
In the two years since the end of the recession, median household income has fallen by 4.1%, decreasing by about as much as it did during the recession itself.