Views of Afghan War Turn More Negative
Just 38% of Americans now believe the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan is going very or somewhat well, down from 51% in March.
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Classifying Race and Ethnicity
Why do you use the categories “non-Hispanic Whites” and “non-Hispanic Blacks”?
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Restrictions on Religious Beliefs and Practices Affect One-Third of World’s Population
Nearly a third (32%) of the world’s total population of 6.9 billion people live in countries which experienced a substantial rise in either government restrictions on religion or social hostilities involving religion betweenmid-2006 and mid-2009.
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Increasing Number of Consumers Use More Than One Digital Device for News
Nearly a quarter (23%) of adults now get news on at least two digital devices.
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Religion: More Important to Americans Than Western Europeans
Half of Americans deem religion to be very important in their lives; less than a quarter of people in Spain, Germany, Britain and France share this view.
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Generations Differ on the Rise of Unmarried Parents
Just over half (52%) of Millennials say that the increase in people having children without getting married has been a change for the worse. Older generations hold a significantly more negative view of this trend.
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Men Faring Better Than Women in the Economic Recovery
While men lost twice as many jobs as women during the recession, they have gained four times as many jobs as women during the recovery.
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Speed Cited as the Top Reason for Getting an E-Book
Among readers of both printed books and e-books, the top reason cited for choosing a digital book is the ability to get it quickly. More than eight-in-ten (83%) people expressed this view.
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Most Say the U.S. Has No Responsibility to Act in Syria
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Americans say the United States does not have a responsibility to do something about the conflict in Syria.
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More Women Than Men Identify with Democratic Party
Just over half (52%) of women identify with the Democratic Party or lean Democratic, continuing a longstanding gender gap; in comparison, 43% of men identify with the Democrats.