{"id":63213,"date":"2011-12-28T13:59:48","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T18:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2011\/12\/28\/v-dissatisfaction-with-the-nations-direction\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:11:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:11:52","slug":"v-dissatisfaction-with-the-nations-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2011\/12\/28\/v-dissatisfaction-with-the-nations-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"V. Dissatisfaction with the Nation\u2019s Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img data-dominant-color=\"d3d6c0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d3d6c0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9915 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/12\/2011-deporations-and-latinos-18.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"498\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to the direction of the country today, more than half (56%) of Latinos say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going while 38% say they are satisfied, according to the new Pew Hispanic survey.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though a majority of Latinos are dissatisfied, they are notably less downbeat than the rest of the public. Among all American adults, more than three-in-four (78%) say they are dissatisfied with the nation\u2019s direction (<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2011\/11\/03\/the-generation-gap-and-the-2012-election-3\/\">Pew Research Center, 2011<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The level of dissatisfaction among Latinos is unchanged from 2010. Then, a similar share 59% said they were dissatisfied with the nation\u2019s direction (<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/2010\/10\/05\/latinos-and-the-2010-elections-strong-support-for-democrats-weak-voter-motivation\/\">Lopez, 2010<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Hispanics, there are few differences by nativity. Six-in-ten (59%) native-born Hispanics say they are dissatisfied with the nation\u2019s direction, as do 53% of the foreign born. Also, Hispanic registered voters (58%) are about as dissatisfied as are all Hispanics.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to the direction of the country today, more than half (56%) of Latinos say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going while 38% say they are satisfied, according to the new Pew Hispanic survey. 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