Hispanic enrollment reaches new high at four-year colleges in the U.S., but affordability remains an obstacle
Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the U.S. has risen from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019.
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Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the U.S. has risen from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019.
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
57% of Black adults say marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational use by adults; 28% say it should be legal for medical use only.
The U.S. Black population is growing. At the same time, how Black people self-identify is changing, with increasing shares considering themselves multiracial or Hispanic.
The vast majority of Asian Americans (81%) say violence against them is increasing, far surpassing the 56% of all U.S. adults who say the same.
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.
Some 6.2 million U.S. adults – or 2.4% of the country’s adult population – report being two or more races.
Most Latino immigrants say they would come to the U.S. again.
Latinos broadly support an array of policy measures to address climate change and other environmental issues.
Latino voters are less likely than all U.S. voters to say they are extremely motivated to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
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