Fact check: What percentage of Americans, aged 16-75 don’t know that if you’re Puerto Rican, you’re still American.

Executive Summary — Clear question, no direct answer in the files provided

The materials assembled for this fact-check do not contain a direct statistic answering “what percentage of Americans aged 16–75 don’t know that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens.” None of the supplied items report a specific percentage on public awareness of Puerto Rican citizenship; they instead cover related themes such as civics knowledge trends, Hispanic identity, and legal notes on citizenship by birth in Puerto Rico ^{[1] [2] [3]}. Given the absence of a direct survey or poll in these sources, any numerical claim would require new, external polling data not included here.

1. Why the exact percentage is missing — sources focus elsewhere

The documents labeled p1 through p3 that were provided do not include a poll question or statistic that measures whether Americans aged 16–75 know that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. Two items summarize the Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey and note improvements in general civics knowledge, including the ability of many adults to name the three branches of government, but they explicitly do not report on awareness of Puerto Rican citizenship ^{[1] [2]}. Another piece discusses tax and legal implications for people born in U.S. territories and affirms that citizenship by birth in Puerto Rico is recognized for certain legal contexts, but it is not a public-opinion measurement ^[3].

2. What the available sources do tell us about related public knowledge

The Annenberg write-ups in the material show an upward trend in some measures of civics knowledge among U.S. adults, which suggests the public’s baseline familiarity with formal facts about government may be improving ^{[1] [2]}. However, those summaries do not disaggregate results to territory-specific questions and therefore cannot be extrapolated to conclude how many people know about the citizenship status of Puerto Ricans. The Annenberg items provide a general context for civic literacy but are silent on territory citizenship awareness ^{[1] [2]}.

3. Civic and identity coverage hint at possible gaps, not numbers

Several pieces in the set examine Hispanic identity, representation, and education gaps, noting that knowledge and representation about Hispanic communities can be limited in U.S. education and civic discourse, which could plausibly affect public awareness about Puerto Rico’s status ^{[4] [5]}. These items frame an identity and educational context where misunderstandings about legal or national status are more likely, but they do not quantify such misunderstandings or provide the targeted age range (16–75) requested.

4. Legal confirmation exists in the bundle but it isn’t public-opinion data

One article addresses the legal and tax consequences for people who acquired U.S. citizenship by birth in Puerto Rico and other territories, demonstrating that Puerto Ricans are treated as U.S. citizens in certain legal contexts ^[3]. That material supports the factual premise behind the question — that Puerto Ricans hold U.S. citizenship by birth in many cases — but it is not a survey nor does it address public awareness or misperceptions among Americans.

5. Where to look next if you need a percentage now

Because the provided materials lack the direct statistic, the only responsible next step is to consult national public-opinion polls that include explicit questions about Puerto Rican citizenship or U.S. territorial status. Promising places to search include national polling organizations and civics surveys (Annenberg, Pew Research Center, Gallup, or academic surveys) conducted after the dates of the supplied items. The sources here cannot substitute for a targeted poll and thus cannot yield the percent figure requested ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

6. Potential agendas and how they shape the available material

The supplied analyses include civic-education boosters and pieces on Hispanic identity; these perspectives emphasize improving public knowledge and representation ^{[1] [4]}. The legal/tax piece foregrounds technical consequences for territory-born citizens, which could serve advocacy or policy-focused audiences concerned with tax law and citizenship rights ^[3]. Because each document serves different aims—education, identity discourse, legal analysis—they naturally omit direct public-opinion statistics on the specific question asked.

7. Bottom line and recommended action for a precise answer

Bottom line: no percentage can be derived from the files you provided. To obtain the percentage of Americans aged 16–75 who do not know Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, commission or consult a recent, representative survey that asks this explicit question and reports results for the 16–75 age cohort. Use established pollsters or academic survey datasets; compare methodology, sampling dates, and question wording before accepting a single percentage as definitive ^{[1] [2] [3]}.