Obamamania Misses Most Muslim Countries
In only five of the 25 publics surveyed in 2009 did fewer than 30% express a favorable view of the U.S. — all of which are overwhelmingly Muslim.
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Fountain of Youth Out West
Adults ages 65 and older who live in the West are the most likely to say they don’t feel old.
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Whose Federal Government?
The partisan split in favorability ratings of the federal government changed dramatically with the change in presidential administrations.
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State Governments’ Falling Favorability
The favorability rating of state governments has fallen to 50%, down from 59% last year.
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Far More Pakistanis Now View the Taliban Unfavorably
Over the past year, there has been a 37-point increase in the number of Pakistanis who hold unfavorable opinions of the Taliban and a similarly large increase in negative views of al Qaeda.
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Pakistanis Top Threat: India
More Pakistanis say India is a threat to their country than say so about the Taliban or al Qaeda.
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Cell Phone Talking Teens
While teenagers lagged well behind adults in cell phone ownership in 2004, today nearly as many teens (71%) as adults (77%) own a cell phone.
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Saved by the Cell
Teenage cell phone ownership jumps from 53% at age 13 to 72% at age 14, right at the transition from middle school to high school.
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The Beatles: Here, There, Everywhere
Half of all Americans like the Beatles a lot, placing them at the top of a 20-artist popularity contest.
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I Go For That Rock And Roll Music
Two-thirds of adults listen to rock music, placing it ahead of the six other musical genres.