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    Part Three: Mobile access using laptops and other devices

    Mobile access using laptops and other devices Nearly as many Americans now own laptops as own desktops, and just under half of all adults use a laptop to go online wirelessly As of May 2010 55% of all American adults own a laptop computer. This is the first time since the Pew Internet Project began […]

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    II. Current Estimates and Trends

    As of March 2009, 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States. Pew Hispanic Center estimates indicate that the size of the unauthorized immigrant population peaked in 2007 at 12 million. From 2007 to 2009, the number of unauthorized immigrants declined by a million people, or 8%. This decline represents a change in […]

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    Hispanics, High School Dropouts and the GED

    Just one-in-ten Hispanic high school drop-outs has a General Educational Development (GED) credential, widely regarded as the best “second chance” pathway to college, vocational training and military service for adults who do not graduate high school.

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    Major findings

    47% of texting adults say they have sent or read a text message while driving Close to half (47%) of all adults who use text messaging say they have sent or read messages while behind the wheel. That compares to one in three (34%) texting teens ages 16-17 who said they had “texted while driving” […]

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    IV. How Many Dropouts?

    IV. How Many Dropouts? The new educational attainment data enable more accurate tallies of the size of the nation’s high school dropout population. Previously, adults who ended their education with a GED were not distinguishable from those with regular high school diplomas, and the high school dropout population was therefore underestimated. In 2008, about 41 […]

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    Section 1: Views of Obama

    Barack Obama’s overall job rating has changed very little over the first six months of 2010, with just under half (48%) of the public now saying they approve of his performance in office; 43% disapprove. This is virtually unchanged from his 49% to 42% margin in January. While disapproval rose noticeably over the course of […]

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    Census Data Point to Low Hispanic GED Attainment

    Among Americans who have not obtained a regular high school diploma, Hispanics are less likely than members of other major U.S. race and ethnic groups to acquire a General Educational Development (GED) credential.

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    Neighbors Online

    While nearly half of Americans still talk face-to-face with their neighbors, one in five now use digital tools to communicate with neighbors and monitor community developments.

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    Appendix B: Educational Attainment and Census Data Sources

    The National Center for Education Statistics regularly publishes status high school completion rates (National Center for Education Statistics, 2009a). Researchers interested in gauging the performance of high schools in graduating students on time with regular high school diplomas have noted some of the deficiencies of the NCES status completion rates and have utilized alternative methodologies […]

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    Neighbors Online

    One in five Americans use digital tools to communicate with neighbors and monitor community developments.