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Rural Citizens Have Consistently Lagged Behind

Year Urban Suburban Rural
2005 9 7 5
2006 14 10 10
2008 28 24 18
2009 37 37 28
2010 49 47 37
2011 53 51 43
2012 58 57 48
2013 65 62 55
2014 63 64 53
2015 64 68 58

Source: Pew Research Center surveys, 2005-2006, 2008-2015. No data are available for 2007.

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