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    Section 1: Opinions About Major Issues

    The public prefers President Obama’s approaches to those of congressional Republicans on several of this year’s major policy issues. However, Obama’s advantages are narrower on gun policies and the budget deficit than on immigration and climate change. Overall, 45% say Obama has the better approach in dealing with gun policies, compared with 39% who favor […]

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    Other Mobile Activities

    Just as the range of mobile devices has multiplied, so too have the activities they can be used for. While men stand out for greater news consumption, women use mobile devices more for social networking on a daily basis. This stands out most on the smartphone. There, 53% of women use social networks daily compared […]

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    Obama Viewed as Fiscal Cliff Victor; Legislation Gets Lukewarm Reception

    Overview Barack Obama is viewed as the clear political winner in the fiscal cliff negotiations, but the legislation itself gets only a lukewarm reception from the public: As many disapprove as approve of the new tax legislation, and more say it will have a negative than positive impact on the federal budget deficit, the national […]

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    Part 2: What people do at libraries and library websites

    In addition to asking people about their general feelings about libraries and their patterns of patronage, Pew Internet’s survey explored in depth what people do at libraries – both at the physical facilities and on library websites. These responses reported below were asked of the 53% of Americans who say they visited a library or […]

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    Financial Support Across Generations

    Americans believe overwhelmingly that adult children are obligated to provide financial assistance to an aging parent if needed: 75% say this is a responsibility, 23% say it is not. This sentiment is shared across most major demographic groups: men and women; whites, blacks and Hispanics; college graduates and those with only a high school education. […]

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    Caregiving for Older Family Members

    In addition to financial support, many middle-aged adults are providing other types of care to their aging parents. And if they are not caring for their parents now, most expect they will be in the future. The Pew Research survey finds that 14% of adults in their 40s and 50s have already cared for an […]

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    Resources on Catholicism and the Pope

    The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has a variety of resources on Catholicism and Pope Benedict XVI, including public opinion polls, research studies, event transcripts and interviews.

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    Social Networking Popular Across Globe

    Social networking has spread around the world with remarkable speed, and large numbers in many nations are posting their views about pop culture online, while community issues, sports and politics are also popular topics. Meanwhile, as cell phones have become nearly ubiquitous, people are using them in a variety of ways, including texting and taking pictures, and many smart phone users also access job, consumer and political information.

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    Main Findings

    Mobile Health Mobile health continues to climb in popularity, especially among smartphone owners Now that 85% of U.S. adults own a cell phone—and half (53%) of those are smartphone owners—information is available wherever and whenever people need it. According to a new survey conducted in August-September 2012, 31% of cell phone owners say they use […]

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    Marital Status

    Overall, 41% of births in the U.S. were to unmarried mothers in 2010. The share is higher for births to U.S.-born mothers (42%) than to foreign-born mothers (36%). These differences are explained in part by the greater likelihood of immigrants to be married, which also is the case within each major racial and ethnic group. […]