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Our new report uses four decades of U.S. Census data to delve into historic gender role reversals in the spousal characteristics and economic benefits of marriage.

A plurality of the public believes that gays and lesbians face “a lot” of bias -- roughly double the proportions that see widespread discrimination against blacks or Hispanics.

Asked to state what race they are (black; white; Asian; some other race) and told they could choose as many categories as they wished, just 1% of Americans identified with more than one category.

Overall, about a quarter of Americans see President Obama as black; a majority see him as of mixed race.

A majority of blacks now say that blacks who cannot get ahead in this country are mainly responsible for their own situation.

More Americans now say that Hispanics face "a lot" of discrimination than say the same about blacks, whites or Asians.

Seven-in-ten whites and six-in-ten blacks say that the values held by blacks and whites have become more similar in the past 10 years.

In the past, when relatively few wives worked, marriage enhanced the economic status of women more than that of men. Recently, however, the economic gains associated with marriage have been greater for men.

The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week, but the data is available.