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LATIN AMERICA
Future of Puerto Rico Divides
Opinions in the United StatesA third of respondents want the island to remain a U.S. territory, but one-in-
five Americans would like to see it become the 51st state.
[NEW YORK Feb. 9, 2012] - American adults
are divided on the best course of action for the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a new Angus Reid
Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative national
sample of 1,008 American adults, one third of
respondents think Puerto Rico should remain a
U.S. territory. One-in-five respondents (21%)
would like to see the archipelago become the 51ststate, and a similar proportion (23%) believes
Puerto Rico should become an independent
nation.
Puerto Rico has been a commonwealth
associated with the United States since 1898,
after the Spanish-American War. Since 1917,
Puerto Ricans have been U.S. Citizens, but are
not allowed to vote in presidential elections.
Puerto Rican voters have rejected statehood and
independence in two non-binding referendums held in 1993 and 1998.
Hispanic respondents are slightly more likely than non-Hispanics (35% to 31%) to support the status quo
in Puerto Rico. The idea of Puerto Rico remaining a U.S. territory is the top choice for respondents of all
political stripes. However, a quarter of Republicans and Independents approve of the idea of an
independent Puerto Rico, while the same proportion of Democrats would like to see the archipelago
become an American state.
KEY FINDINGS
32% want Puerto Rico to remain a U.S.territory; 23% would like to see Puerto
Rico as an independent nation; 21%
want Puerto Rico to become the 51st
state
Full topline results are at the end of this release.
From January 27 to January 28, 2012, Angus Reid Public
Opinion conducted an online survey among 1,008 American
adults who are Springboard America panelists. The margin of
errorwhich measures sampling variabilityis +/- 3.1%. The
results have been statistically weighted according to the most
current education, age, gender and region Census data to
ensure a sample representative of the entire adult population of
the United States. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to
rounding.
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Men (35%) are more likely than women (28%) to support the continuation of Puerto Rico as a U.S.
territory, while respondents aged 18-to-34 (25%) are more supportive of Puerto Rico becoming
independent than older Americans.
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Latin America
Thinking specifically about Puerto Rico, which one of these policies do you prefer?
UnitedStates
Political ID Ethnicity
Democrat Republican Independent HispanicNot
Hispanic
Puerto Rico remaininga U.S. territory
32% 32% 34% 29% 35% 31%
Puerto Rico becomingan independent nation
23% 18% 26% 26% 22% 23%
Puerto Rico becomingthe 51st state
21% 26% 19% 20% 31% 20%
Not sure 24% 24% 21% 25% 12% 26%
Latin America
Thinking specifically about Puerto Rico, which one of these policies do you prefer?
UnitedStates
Age Gender
18-34 35-54 55+ Male Female
Puerto Rico remaininga U.S. territory
32% 33% 31% 30% 35% 28%
Puerto Rico becomingan independent nation
23% 25% 22% 21% 22% 24%
Puerto Rico becomingthe 51st state 21% 21% 20% 23% 25% 18%
Not sure 24% 21% 27% 25% 18% 30%
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