Washington, Jan. 12 : Although the Occupy Wall Street movement has receded from the headlines, a majority of Americans have said in a new poll that they see a major class conflict between the rich and poor.

Two-thirds of Americans said they think there are "very strong" or "strong" class conflicts in society, according to a Pew Research Center poll.

That marks a 19 percent increase from 2009, when just 47 percent cited it as a main issue.

According to Politico, the clash between rich and poor now ranks as American society's greatest social conflict.

However, 62 percent of the Americans who participated in the poll said there are very strong or strong conflicts between immigrants and native-born Americans.

Thirty-eight percent said conflicts existed between blacks and whites.

In 2009, more Americans said there were strong conflicts between immigrants and native-born Americans than the rich and poor.

Overall, just 23 percent of Americans said there are not very strong conflicts between the wealthy and poor and 7 percent said there are no conflicts whatsoever.

The poll surveyed 2,048 adults Dec. 6-19, 2011. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.9 percentage points. (ANI)