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    Appendix B: 2012 National Survey of Latinos Methodology

    Results for this study are based on telephone interviews conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS), an independent research company, among a nationally representative sample of 1,765 Latino respondents ages 18 and older, conducted from Sept. 7 through Oct. 4, 2012. In order to facilitate a more comprehensive analysis of non-Catholic Latinos, the sample includes […]

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    Economies of Emerging Markets Better Rated During Difficult Times

    Overview Publics around the world are decidedly unhappy about their nations’ economies. Most are displeased with current economic conditions and concerned about rising economic inequality; few are optimistic about the coming year. However, at the same time, most global publics say their personal finances are in better shape than their national economies, according to a […]

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    A Survey of LGBT Americans

    An overwhelming share of America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults (92%) say society has become more accepting of them in the past decade and an equal number expect it to grow even more accepting in the decade ahead. They attribute the changes to a variety of factors, from people knowing and interacting with someone […]

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    Appendix 2: Methodology

    Demographic Analysis Data Sources The demographic data in this report are derived from the Current Population Survey, which covers the civilian, noninstitutional population. Unless otherwise noted, all data come from the CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplements (ASEC) conducted in March of every year. Unless otherwise noted, the specific files used in this report are […]

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    Columbia Herald – A Culture of Innovation

    For a while, the 164-year-old Columbia Daily Herald-serving a small Tennessee city 50 miles south of Nashville-had been insulated from the worst of the economic ills that have battered larger daily newspapers. But in recent years, the recession has hit the community of 35,000 hard and the paper has suffered.  For publisher Mark Palmer-who knows, […]

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    The Big Generation Gap at the Polls Is Echoed in Attitudes on Budget Tradeoffs

    Overview The record generation gap that played out at the voting booth in the last two presidential elections is echoed by large differences by age in attitudes about the tradeoff between reducing the federal deficit and preserving entitlements for older adults, according to a new nationwide Pew Research Center survey. Older adults by a lopsided […]

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    What Chinese Are Worried About

    When incoming Chinese President Xi Jinping takes office, he will be dealing with a public that is increasingly concerned about issues beyond simple economic growth. Such problems will provide some daunting challenges for the new president and his team over the next few years.

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    State of the Union 2013 and Public Opinion

    VIDEO: Pew Research Center President Alan Murray talks with the Wall Street Journal’s Gerald Seib about President Obama’s State of the Union address and how it compares to the public’s priorities. President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address to the nation on Tues., Feb. 12. A survey released ahead of his speech […]