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    Chapter 2: An Analysis of Apps in the Google Play Store

    Pew Research Center surveys and independent analysts have found that roughly one-third of all American adults – and about half of smartphone owners – have an Android smartphone. All apps for Android phones are housed in the Google Play Store, and each app has its own web page where information about the app is available. […]

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    Chapter 2: Libraries and Services for Learning, Key Groups and Economic Opportunities

    Many see libraries as places of learning and pursuing knowledge. Pew Research Center’s April 2015 survey explored those themes and took an expansive view by asking people how they see libraries as vehicles for economic opportunity and inclusion of various groups that have drawn particular attention from librarians. This scope of inquiry provides insight into […]

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    Parenting in America

    There are deep divisions among U.S. parents today rooted in economic well-being. Parents’ outlooks, worries and aspirations for their children are strongly linked to financial circumstances.

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    Libraries at the Crossroads

    Americans believe libraries are important community institutions and profess interest in libraries offering a range of new program possibilities. Yet, even as the public expresses interest in additional library services, there are signs that the share of Americans visiting libraries has edged downward over the past three years.

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    Appendix A: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Teens

    3% of Teens Identify as Transgender; 2% Identify as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual; and 3% are Unsure of Their Sexual Orientation Given that the topic of this study was friendships and romantic relationships, this survey asked teens about their sexual orientation and their gender identity. While the number of teens responding who identified as LGTBQ was […]

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    5 questions about the contraception mandate

    The Obama administration has issued its final regulations governing how the Affordable Care Act’s mandate to provide contraception coverage applies to religiously affiliated nonprofits and businesses. But the announcement has done little to quell the objections of some religious groups. As the debate over the mandate continues, here are five questions and answers about the controversy.

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    Health Care, Education Are Top Priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa

    As the United Nations prepares to ratify new global development goals, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that people in major sub-Saharan African nations are feeling more optimistic about the future than many others around the world. Having experienced relatively high rates of economic growth in recent years, African publics are more likely than […]

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    4. Middle class incomes fall further behind upper-tier incomes

    The dispersion of American adults out of the middle is accompanied by rising inequality. Trends in household income show rising prosperity overall from 1970 to 2014, but median income increased the most for upper-income households and by less for middle-income and lower-income households.[40. numoffset=”40″ In this report, “income” refers to pre-tax household income as reported […]

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