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- Anonymous10 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes.
Who are the protesters?
Hector R. Cordero-Guzman, Ph.D., School of Public Affairs, Baruch College Ph.D. Programs in Sociology and Urban Education City University of New York, examined data from the web traffic atoccupywallstreet.org.
- Nearly 2/3 of the protesters are under 35. But one in three is over 35 and one in five is over 45.
- 81.3% of respondents considered themselves White, 1.3% Black\African American, 3.2% Asian, .4% Native American Indian, 2.9% Mixed, 7.7% Hispanic, and 3.2% considered themselves some other group.
- Only 7.9% of respondents lack at least some college. 27.4% have some college (but no degree), 35% have a college degree, 8.2% have some graduate school (but no degree), and close to 21.5% have a graduate school degree.
- 70% of respondents had jobs. 50.4% worked full time. 20.4% worked part time. Only 13.1% are unemployed.
- 47.5% of the sample earns less than $24,999 dollars a year and another quarter (24%) earn between $25,000 and $49,999 per year. 71.5% of the sample earns less than $50,000 per year. The remainder 13% of the sample earn over $75,000 with close to 2% earning over $150,000 per year.
- 27.3% of respondents considered themselves Democrats, another 2.4% said they were Republican. Interestingly, a very large proportion of the sample, close to 70.3%, considered themselves Independents.
- 67% were male. 30.9% were female and 2% preferred another gender designation.
- 92.5% of the respondents either strongly or somewhat agree with the protests. Over 91.8% believe the movement is likely to grow.
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- Anonymous5 years ago
seem, this pass has already placed the teabaggers to shame and that's purely 2 months previous. confident, there are aspects in the OWS pass that prefer to overthrow our capitalist device. There are additionally different aspects who call for extra of a participatory democracy that's this form of democracy that i might like. in case you think of which you have a say in how this united states of america is administered through actuality which you have been given of undertaking to vote as quickly as each 4 years than you're pathetically deluded. each counseled American would desire to have a say in what our government does concerning subject concerns that impression the each and every day lives of each American. Direct democracy human beings. is this so not ordinary to comprehend? Do you as an American citizen experience which you rather have a say in the alternatives and regulations that our government chooses for us? confident, you are able to vote yet do you have a say in multi-billion dollar wars that have been started so as to line the wallet of the single %? do you comprehend who rather represents you? hint: neither social gathering represents you until you're an element of the subject that has destroyed the yank dream!!!
- 10 years ago
Their sponsors are Liberal elitist. Yes, supremacist communists Even if an individual protestor isn't a commie? He's at least their willing pawn.
- ?Lv 610 years ago
it's almost like saying you think everyone at the beach is a surfer. Some are and some aren't. People are disgruntled at the government and our financial system for all sorts of reasons.
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- Anonymous10 years ago
What you or I "think" has nothing to do with "proof".
Casting dispersions is therefore, truthfully speaking, only a way to reinforce your own "thinking".
In other words, big deal if you "think" they are Communists.
- megLv 610 years ago
They are advocating Socialism and the difference between socialism and communism is well, zip.
- Anonymous10 years ago
Some of them claim to be such... I personally have no idea what they want... their message is in a constant state of flux.
- NickLv 410 years ago
I hope your not serious? We just sick n tired of all the republicans greed in this country.