The Year in News 2011
What stories and which people generated the most news coverage in 2011? PEJ’s annual Year in the News report offers answers. The Year in News 2011 Interactive allows users to explore the data for themselves.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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In 2007, Mood Just Beginning to Sour, Democrats Better Regarded
Four years ago, as voters were about to cast the first ballots in the 2008 election, the public’s mood was not very good, but still a lot better than it is today. In late 2007, the economic recession was gaining strength and the public’s view of the economy had grown more negative. Only about a […]
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Social networking booming in Egypt, Russia, survey finds
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Santa, text me: Globally, just about everyone is
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About the Survey
The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted December 7-11, 2011 among a national sample of 1,521 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (914 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 607 were interviewed on a cell phone, including […]
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Tax System Seen as Unfair, in Need of Overhaul
Overview Public dissatisfaction with the tax system has grown over the past decade, and the focus of the public’s frustration is not how much they themselves pay, but rather the impression that wealthy people are not paying their fair share. The number of Americans who feel they pay more than their fair share in federal […]
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Distribution of the World Christian Population
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World Distribution of Christian Population in 1910 and 2010
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