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Inside the Middle Class: Bad Times Hit the Good Life

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST

Americans feel stuck in their tracks. Most survey respondents say that in the past five years, they either haven’t moved forward in life (25%) or have fallen backward (31%) -- the most downbeat assessment in nearly half a century of polling by the Pew Research Center and the Gallup organization. But at the same time, two-thirds say they have a higher standard of living than their parents had.

U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

If current trends continue, immigrants arriving from 2005 to 2050 and their descendants will account for 82% of the population growth in the United States during this period, according to new projections from the Pew Research Center. The nation's racial and ethnic mix will change markedly by mid-century, the projections show, with the Hispanic share rising to 29%. Among non-Hispanic race groups, the Asian share will rise to 9%, the non-Hispanic black share will hold steady at 13% and the non-Hispanic white share will fall to 47%. The nation's elderly population (ages 65 and above) will more than double in size from 2005 to 2050 and by mid-century will make up 19% of the total population.

Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

African Americans see a widening gulf between the values of middle class and poor blacks, and nearly four-in-ten say that because of the diversity within their community, blacks can no longer be thought of as a single race.

Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream

Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 EST

The first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans finds them to be largely assimilated, happy with their lives, and moderate with respect to many of the issues that have divided Muslims and Westerners around the world.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST

One in five Americans (22%) now has a close relative married to someone of a different race.