{"id":18184,"date":"2007-10-10T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2007-10-10T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/a-society-of-haves-and-have-nots\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:43:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:43:28","slug":"a-society-of-haves-and-have-nots","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2007\/10\/10\/a-society-of-haves-and-have-nots\/","title":{"rendered":"A Society of Haves and Have-Nots?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past two decades, a growing share of the public has come to the view that American society is divided into two groups, the \u201chaves\u201d and the \u201chave-nots.\u201d Today, Americans are split evenly on the two-class question with as many saying the country is divided along economic lines as say this is not the case ((48% each). In sharp contrast, in 1988 71% rejected this notion, while just 26% saw a divided nation. Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That’s the share of the public who say that American society is divided into two groups, the “haves” and the “have-nots.” An equal number (48%) say society is not 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