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		<title>A Rise in Wealth for the Wealthy; Declines for the Lower 93%</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/04/23/a-rise-in-wealth-for-the-wealthydeclines-for-the-lower-93/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fry  and Paul Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overview During the first two years of the nation’s economic recovery, the mean net worth of households in the upper 7% of the wealth distribution rose by an estimated 28%, while the mean net worth of households in the lower 93% dropped by 4%, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly released Census [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After a Highly Partisan Election Year, Survey Finds Less Group Conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Morin  and Seth Motel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a divisive presidential campaign that focused on such polarizing issues as economic class and immigration, a new Pew Research survey finds that the American public perceives less conflict between groups at the center of these debates now than before the campaign began. The survey finds that 58% of adults say there are “very strong” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Third of Americans Now Say They Are in the Lower Classes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Morin  and Seth Motel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The percentage of Americans who say they are in the lower-middle or lower class has risen from a quarter of the adult population to about a third in the past four years, according to a national survey of 2,508 adults by the Pew Research Center. Not only has the lower class grown, but its demographic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Says a Secure Job Is the Ticket to the Middle Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Wang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans believe that having a secure job is by far the most important requirement for being in the middle class, easily trumping homeownership and a college education, according to a new nationwide Pew Research Center survey of 2,508 adults. Nearly nine-in-ten adults (86%) say a person needs a secure job to be considered part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yes, the Rich Are Different</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/27/yes-the-rich-are-different/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Republicans gather for their national convention in Tampa to nominate a presidential candidate known, in part, as a wealthy businessman, a new nationwide Pew Research Center survey finds that many Americans believe the rich are different than other people. They are viewed as more intelligent and more hardworking but also greedier and less honest. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middle-Income Economics and Middle-Class Attitudes</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/22/the-lost-decade-of-the-middle-class-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Things Census]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This posting describes and links to a new report, "The Lost Decade of the Middle Class," that combines income data from the Census Bureau, wealth data from the Survey of Consumer Finances and findings from a new survey to paint a portrait of diminished finances and muted hopes.]]></description>
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		<title>The Lost Decade of the Middle Class</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/22/the-lost-decade-of-the-middle-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pew Social Trends Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chapter 1: Overview As the 2012 presidential candidates prepare their closing arguments to America’s middle class, they are courting a group that has endured a lost decade for economic well-being. Since 2000, the middle class has shrunk in size, fallen backward in income and wealth, and shed some—but by no means all—of its characteristic faith [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Lost Decade of the Middle Class</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/22/video-lost-decade-of-the-middle-class/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/22/video-lost-decade-of-the-middle-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pew Social Trends Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 2000, the middle class has shrunk in size, fallen backward in income and wealth and shed some &#8212; but by no means all&#8211; of its characteristic faith in the future. Our new report explores how middle-class Americans view themselves, as well as their outlook on the future and on the presidential candidates who are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Middle Class Shrinks and Income Segregation Rises</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/02/the-middle-class-shrinks-and-income-segregation-rises/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/02/the-middle-class-shrinks-and-income-segregation-rises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D’Vera Cohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Things Census]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/?p=14539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new Pew Research Center report shows that the share of upper-income households living in neighborhoods that are mainly upper income has risen from 1980 to 2010, as has the share of lower-income households living in neighborhoods where most other households are lower income. Income segregation also has grown in most of the nation's largest metropolitan areas.]]></description>
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		<title>The Rise of Residential Segregation by Income</title>
		<link>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/01/the-rise-of-residential-segregation-by-income/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/01/the-rise-of-residential-segregation-by-income/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Fry  and Paul Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overview Residential segregation by income has increased during the past three decades across the United States and in 27 of the nation’s 30 largest major metropolitan areas1 , according to a new analysis of census tract2 and household income data by the Pew Research Center. The analysis finds that 28% of lower-income households in 2010 [...]]]></description>
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