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For the first time in U.S. history, more women than men have college degrees.
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For the first time in U.S. history, more women than men have college degrees.
Roughly two in ten married women earn more than their spouses, up from 4% in 1970.
The size of the Millennial generation is about equal to the size of the Boomer generation — but for a different reason.
More than a third of all Millennials (36%) depend on their parents or other family members for financial assistance.
Only about six-in-ten members of the Millennial generation (62%) were raised by both parents.
The public overwhelmingly supports requiring all airport passengers to submit to whole-body scans that can see through clothing.
Muslim publics are split on extremist groups, including Palestinians who oppose their own such group (Hamas) but support Hezbollah.
Muslim publics overwhelmingly support educating girls and boys equally.
In seven of nine nations surveyed, a majority of Muslim respondents said Sunni-Shia tensions are not limited to Iraq, but rather a broader problem.
Just four in ten say they have a favorable opinion of labor unions; 42% express an unfavorable opinion.
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