Empty Nest Eggs
Just over half of all working adults ages 50 to 64 say they have thought in the past year about postponing retirement.
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Luxury to Necessity and Back Again
Less than half of Americans consider the microwave a necessity, down from 68% in 2006.
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The Incredible Shrinking Classified Section
Roughly half of internet users have used online classified ads, up from 22% in 2005.
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No to Preferential Treatment, Yes to Affirmative Action
Only three-in-ten Americans believe we should give preferential treatment to improve the position of minorities.
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Happy Father’s Day, Love Mom
Fully 72% of married moms who work say dads are now doing as good a job or better than their counterparts did a generation ago.
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Bar Tab Recession
Four-in-ten young adults say they have cut back spending on alcohol or cigarettes as a result of the recession.
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Gen Next: More Liberal, More Active
Six-in-ten Gen Nexters completely agree that it is their duty to always vote.
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Latino Children in America
Hispanics now make up 22% of all children in the U.S. — up from 9% in 1980.
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Blacks Feel More Optimistic
Fully 62% of non-Hispanic blacks now believe that Americans can always solve problems; in 2007 only 41% shared that confidence.
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Partisan Divide on Obligation to the Needy
A substantial majority of Democrats say that it is the government’s responsibility “to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves” while less than half of Republicans take that view.