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    Public Esteem for Military Still High

    More than three-quarters of U.S. adults (78%) say members of the military contribute “a lot” to society’s well-being, according to a new survey of Americans’ views on various professions. By contrast, just 37% of Americans think the clergy contribute a lot, putting religious leaders well behind teachers, medical doctors, scientists and engineers.

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    For young adults, the ideal marriage meets reality

    Given young adults’ strong preference for a dual-income marriage model and their positive attitudes about working women, we might expect that they would be more likely to embrace the dual-income model when they themselves are married. However, it’s not the case.

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    Delayed Motherhood in Canada

    This links to a FactTank posting about a new Statistics Canada report showing that birth rates for the first time are higher for women in their late 30s than in their early 20s. Most births in Canada are to women ages 30 and older; by contrast, in the U.S., 40% are.

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    In Canada, most babies now born to women 30 and older

    In the U.S. and many other nations, it’s no longer unusual for women to have a first child at age 35 or even 40. In Canada, this rise in births to older mothers has produced a striking turnabout: For the first time on record, birth rates are higher for women in their late 30s than in their early 20s.

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    Partner? Rival? For many in U.S., China is both

    More than half of Americans say it’s very important to be “tough” with China on economic and trade issues — about as many who say “building a strong relationship” with China is very important.

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    A Tale of Woe: Middle Eastern Economic Attitudes

    With political and economic turmoil continuing in the Middle East, Bruce Stokes, Director of Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center, recently presented regional results from the 2013 Global Attitudes survey. For more on economic sentiment in the Middle East and how it compares with the mood in other parts of the world see […]