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Summary of Findings The public and the media focused on economic issues last week, with 24% of Americans saying they followed news about the economy more closely than other major stories. Another 9% say they followed news about proposals for stricter regulation of banks and financial institutions most closely. Americans also continued to closely track […]
Overview The public remains doggedly downbeat about the condition of the national economy, even as many experts and economists see signs of recovery. As has been the case for most of the past two years, about nine-in-ten (88%) rate national economic conditions as only fair or poor, and over the past year there has been […]
One in three teens sends more than 100 text messages a day, or 3,000 texts a month.
Over half of all teens send text messages to their friends daily.
Teenage girls typically send and receive more than twice the texts (80 a day) as do boys (30 a day).
A strong majority in Hungary say most people were better off under communism.