Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

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    Pay for Online Content

    Nearly two thirds of internet users have paid to download or access some kind of online content, ranging from music to games to news articles.

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    Married Twenty-Somethings

    Only about a quarter of young adults were married in 2008. This compared with about two-thirds in 1960.

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    Technology Use Around the World in 2010

    Looking across 16 countries for which trends are available, the median percentage of people who own a cell phone has risen from 45% in 2002 to 81% in 2010.

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