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Fact Sheets: Public Views About Science

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    Attention Shoppers: Online Product Research

    Nearly six-in-ten adults have done research online about the products and services they buy, and about a quarter have posted comments or reviews online about the things they buy.

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    Online Product Research

    58% of Americans have researched a product or service online; 24% have posted comments or reviews online about the things they buy.

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    Online Product Research

    58% of Americans have researched a product or service online; 24% have posted comments or reviews online about the things they buy.

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    U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey

    Executive Summary Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons are among the highest-scoring groups on a new survey of religious knowledge, outperforming evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants and Catholics on questions about the core teachings, history and leading figures of major world religions. On average, Americans correctly answer 16 of the 32 religious knowledge questions on the […]

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    New Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Survey Explores Religious Knowledge in the U.S.

    For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 28, 2010, 12:01 a.m. Washington, D.C. —Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons are among the highest-scoring groups on a new survey of religious knowledge by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, outperforming evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants and Catholics on questions about the core teachings, history and leading figures […]

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    Chronic Disease in the Internet Age

    People living with chronic disease are among the least likely to have internet access, yet once online they often dive deeply into gathering, sharing, and creating health information.

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    Obama Viewed as Doing Better than GOP Leaders in Explaining Vision

    Overview With just over a month to go before the midterm elections, the public by a wide margin says Barack Obama has done a better job than Republican congressional leaders in explaining his plans and vision for the country. Half (50%) of the public says Obama has done a better job, compared with just 28% […]

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    What do you mean by “continental U.S.”?

    Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.