Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

Public and 'Occupy Wall Street' Movement Agree on Key Issues

October 19, 2011

The American public is beginning to take notice of the "Occupy movement." Polling on the subject of the protests and attitudes toward Wall Street suggest that the public may respond positively to the goals of the Occupy movement, but not necessarily its tactics.

Read an analysis in the New York Times by Pew Research president Andrew Kohut that is part of a discussion on the "Psychology of Occupy Wall Street."

See also these related Pew Research Center reports:

• Growing Attention to Wall Street Protests
  
• No Consensus About Whether Nation Is Divided Into 'Haves' and 'Have-Nots'
• Public Shows Wariness About Wall Street
• Protest Coverage Grows Again