17 striking findings from 2017 (Pew Research)

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By Abigail Geiger

Pew Research Center studies a wide array of topics both in the U.S. and around the world, and every year we are struck by particular findings. Sometimes they mark a new milestone in public opinion; other times a sudden about-face. From an increase in Americans living without a spouse or partner to the impact of Donald Trump’s presidency, here are 17 findings that stood out to us in 2017:

1 Partisan divides dwarf demographic differences on key political values. The average gap between the views of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents and Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents across 10 political values has increased from 15 percentage points in 1994 to 36 points today. Two decades ago, the average partisan differences on these items were only slightly wider than differences by religious attendance or educational attainment, and about as wide as differences across racial lines. Today, the partisan gaps far exceed differences across other key demographics....

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/12/26/17-striking-findings-from-2017/

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Pew.....the gold standard for total bullshit....

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Pew.....the gold standard for total bullshit....
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True, but if you'd actually read the article instead of wasting time here with a pointless comment, you would have seen that even Pew can have some worthwhile information.