Americans believe rich and poor in conflict
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January 13, 2012, Friday
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AMERICANS believe that there is more conflict between rich and poor than between immigrants and the native-born or between blacks and whites, according to a Pew Research Center opinion survey.
Researchers found 30 percent of Americans say there are "very strong conflicts" between the poor and the rich, which is the largest share expressing that opinion since the question was first asked in 1987, the Pew report said.
In all, 66 percent of respondents to the Pew survey said there are either "very strong" or "strong" conflicts between rich and poor. Democrats, younger adults, women and blacks were the most likely to say they perceived signs of class conflict, researchers found.
By comparison, 62 percent of Americans say immigrants and native-born citizens have strong conflicts with each other, compared with 47 percent in 2009, the Pew Center said. In the 2009 survey, more Americans believed there were conflicts over immigrants than over wealth.
The new survey suggested racial conflict is ebbing, with only 38 percent of respondents saying there are serious conflicts between blacks and whites, while 34 percent said such enmity exists between the young and the old.
The Pew Center said the results do not necessarily mean more Americans believe the wealthy are at fault for a class divide, since some individuals who see more conflict may believe anger at the wealthy is misdirected.
The survey also found 46 percent of Americans believe the rich got their wealth from knowing the right people or being born into the right families.
Researchers found 30 percent of Americans say there are "very strong conflicts" between the poor and the rich, which is the largest share expressing that opinion since the question was first asked in 1987, the Pew report said.
In all, 66 percent of respondents to the Pew survey said there are either "very strong" or "strong" conflicts between rich and poor. Democrats, younger adults, women and blacks were the most likely to say they perceived signs of class conflict, researchers found.
By comparison, 62 percent of Americans say immigrants and native-born citizens have strong conflicts with each other, compared with 47 percent in 2009, the Pew Center said. In the 2009 survey, more Americans believed there were conflicts over immigrants than over wealth.
The new survey suggested racial conflict is ebbing, with only 38 percent of respondents saying there are serious conflicts between blacks and whites, while 34 percent said such enmity exists between the young and the old.
The Pew Center said the results do not necessarily mean more Americans believe the wealthy are at fault for a class divide, since some individuals who see more conflict may believe anger at the wealthy is misdirected.
The survey also found 46 percent of Americans believe the rich got their wealth from knowing the right people or being born into the right families.
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