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    Part 4. Financial and Transaction Activities

    Use of the Internet to research a service or product has increased significantly. 83% of Internet users have researched a product online as of December 2002. That represents growth of 52% from 64 million who had done product research online as of March 2000, to 97 million who said they had done such research as […]

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    Part 5. Hobby and Entertainment Activities

    Three-quarters of Internet users have looked for information on their hobbies or interests. 77% of Internet users have searched for hobby or interest information online as of January 2002. That represents growth of 40% from 65 million who had pursued hobby information online as of March 2000, to 91 million who had done so by […]

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    After Hussein’s Capture…

    Summary of Findings The public holds more positive opinions of President Bush and the decision to go to war in Iraq in response to the capture of Saddam Hussein. Bush has made significant gains with the public, and more importantly with voters. In historical terms, the president’s job approval gain (from 50% in November to […]

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    Part 3: Foreign Policy, International Threats and Patriotism

    The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks profoundly affected the way Americans view national security threats and their own sense of personal safety. But for the most part, the public’s views about global engagement and the role of military power have stayed fairly stable since the Center began its values surveys 16 years ago. The public is […]

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    Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty and Welfare Reform

    10:00am-Noon National Press Club Washington, D.C. Featured Speakers Include: Mary Jo Bane, Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard University; Co-Chair, Working Group on Welfare Reform (Clinton Administration) Lawrence M. Mead, Professor of Politics, New York University; Former Visiting Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University Moderators: E.J. Dionne, Jr. , Senior Fellow, Governance […]

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    Part 2. Web Use and Communication Activities

    Close to two-thirds of Americans now go online to access the Internet. 63% of Americans now go online — last measured in our August 2003 survey. That amounts to 47% growth in the U.S. adult population using the Internet, from 86 million in March 2000 to 126 million in August 2003. 52% of Internet users […]