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    Video Calling

    Nearly a quarter of internet users have tried video calling online or via their cell phones.

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    Cell Phones, Polls and the 2010 Midterms

    Data from Pew Research Center polling this year suggest that the bias from not including cell phones in election surveys is as large as, and potentially even larger than, it was in 2008.

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    mp3 Players

    Nearly half of all adults own an mp3 player such as an iPod.

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    Boo!

    Boo!Boo! Nearly one-in-five Americans say they have seen or been in the presence of ghosts. Happy Halloween!

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    Demographic Profiles of Latino Eligible Voters in 27 States

    Newly released statistical profiles provide key demographic and socioeconomic information about Latino eligible voters in 27 states. An interactive feature provides key eligible voter statistics in the nation’s 50 states and the District of Columbia along with Hispanic population estimates in 435 congressional districts.

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    Cell Phones and Election Polls: An Update

    Data from Pew Research Center polling this year suggest that the landline-only bias is as large, and potentially even larger, than it was in 2008.

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    What do other countries think about climate change?

    Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.

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    Legalizing Marijuana

    Fully eight-in-ten adults younger than age 30 favor legalizing marijuana for medical use.

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    The Reversal of the College Marriage Gap

    In a reversal of long-standing marital patterns, college-educated young adults are now slightly more likely than young adults lacking a bachelor’s degree to have married by the age of 30.

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