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    Support the Death Penalty

    That’s the number of Americans who support the death penalty for persons convicted of murder, somewhat fewer than in the late 1990s, but little changed since 2001.

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    Support Public Library Book Banning

    That’s the percentage of U.S. adults who completely (30%) or mostly (16%) agree that “books that contain dangerous ideas should be banned from public libraries” — the lowest level of support in 20 years.

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    Should Mosques Express Political Views?

    That’s the percentage of Muslim Americans who say that mosques should express their views on day-to-day social and political matters, 49% of U.S. Muslims take the opposite view.

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    Are Americans out of Sync with Economic Reality?

    Americans are far more optimistic than most real estate experts about the outlook for home prices but far more pessimistic than most economists and Wall Street watchers about the overall economic outlook.

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    Bloomberg Well Known, But of Limited Appeal for Now

    Michael Bloomberg has created some excitement in the political world about a possible run for the presidency by dropping his Republican affiliation. But a recent nationwide Pew voter survey found that while the New York mayor is relatively well known, his appeal is very modest at this point.

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    Why Change the Channel?

    Summary of Findings In spite of their general criticisms of the media, Americans have good things to say about the major broadcast and cable news networks. The public draws few distinctions among the news divisions of the big three broadcast networks. There is much less consensus about the major cable news networks. Nearly half of […]

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    Don’t Blame Me: It’s the Phone’s Fault!

    Pew Internet’s typology of information and communications technology users tells us a lot about how far along we are — or aren’t — in the "information society."

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    What’s Missing from National RDD Surveys? The Impact of the Growing Cell-Only Population

    The number of cell-phone-only households has continued to grow — 12.8% of all households by the end of 2006, according to the National Health Interview Survey. While the noncoverage problem is currently not damaging estimates for the entire population, a study finds evidence that it does create biased estimates on certain variables for young adults, 25% of whom are cell-only.

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    How Serious Is Polling’s Cell-Only Problem?

    The landline-less are different from regular telephone users in many of their opinions and their numbers are growing fast. Can survey researchers meet this challenge?

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    Think Government Is Wasteful

    That’s the percentage of Americans who agree that “when something is run by the government, it is usually inefficient and wasteful.”