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    The next rural library

    Lee Rainie speaks about the Project’s latest research about the way people use libraries and the role they play in their communities.

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    Who’s Not Online?

    15% of American adults do not use the internet at all, and another 9% of adults use the internet but not at home. The main reasons they cite for not using the internet are relevance, usability, cost and access.

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    2011 National Survey of Latinos

    Field Dates: 11/9/11 – 12/7/11 Respondents: Nationally-representative sample of 1,220 Latino respondents ages 18 and older Margin of Error: +/-3.6 percentage points at the 95% confidence level This survey focused on politics and the upcoming 2012 presidential election, identity, attitudes regarding immigration and enforcement, and values.

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    Who’s Not Online and Why

    15% of American adults do not use the internet at all, and another 9% of adults use the internet but not at home.

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    How Americans go online

    A breakdown of how internet users go online, including those with home access and the type of access, is shown in this table.

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    Who’s Not Online and Why

    As of May 2013, 15% of American adults ages 18 and older do not use the internet or email. An additional 9% of adults use the internet but lack home access.

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    The odds that you will give birth to a boy or girl depend on where in the world you live

    Research over hundreds of years has consistently found that boys naturally outnumber girls at birth. The speculation is that this is nature’s way of countering the relatively high mortality rates of males, and creating more of a gender balance in the population. While historically, there have been about 105 boys born for every 100 girls […]