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2014

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    Data Feed: Congress’s productivity, e-reading rises, alternative degree education

    A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers. Politics Congress might be more productive and less partisan than you think, Sunlight Foundation Our politics may be polarized, but that’s nothing new, The Washington Post Are Christie’s political plans bottlenecked? With topline, NBC News/ Marist Poll Ads attacking health […]

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    The social life of health information

    Our national survey finds that seven-in-ten (72%) adult internet users say they have searched online for information about a range of health issues, the most popular being specific diseases and treatments.

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    College enrollment among low-income students still trails richer groups

    Higher education long has been seen as one of the best ways out of poverty, but connecting low-income students — even the high-achieving ones who presumably are best prepared for college-level work — with colleges and universities remains a challenge. On Thursday, President Obama is expected to meet with more than 100 college presidents at […]

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    Data Feed: Christie’s ‘bully-meter,’ Congress ratings, global gay rights

    A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers. Politics 54% of N.J. voters say Christie a leader; 40% say bully, Quinnipiac 34% approve of congressional Democrats, 25% Republicans,  ABC News/ Washington Post Congress job approval starts 2014 at 13%, Gallup Members of Congress rated on productivity, Brookings […]

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    What to anticipate in 2014? Many young adults say soccer’s World Cup

    Nearly six-in-ten Americans (58%) say they’re “especially looking forward” to the Winter Olympics next month, including roughly equal shares of each age group. But when it comes to this year’s other quadrennial international sports event – the World Cup – it’s largely young people who are anticipating it. It’s not that young people aren’t looking […]

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    Questions and Methodology

    The PSRAI January 2014 Omnibus Week 4 obtained telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,002 adults living in the continental United States.