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    Government Surveillance: A Question Wording Experiment

    Overview In the wake of leaked information about the government’s telephone and digital surveillance programs last month, public opinion surveys reported a wide range of reactions. For example, a Pew Research Center/Washington Post survey conducted immediately after the revelations found broad support for the program, while a Gallup survey conducted just days later found more […]

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    APPENDIX: THE SURVEY QUESTION

    PEW RESEARCH CENTER July 11-14 and 18-21, 2013 Omnibus surveys WHAT A. Collecting data, such as date, time and phone numbers, from nearly all phone calls made in the U.S. B. Collecting data, such as date, time and e-mail addresses from nearly all e-mail communications in the U.S. C. Collecting recordings of nearly all phone […]

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    A Rising Share of Young Adults Live in Their Parents’ Home

    In 2012, 36% of the nation’s young adults ages 18 to 31—the so-called Millennial generation—were living in their parents’ home, the highest share in at least four decades. The number of young adults doing so has risen by 3 million since the start of the start of the recession in 2007, an increase driven by a combination of economic, educational and cultural factors.

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    Are blacks as financially well off as whites? Depends on whom you ask

    Despite large and persistent gaps between blacks and whites on virtually every indicator of economic well-being, about half of all whites say the average black person is about as well off financially or doing better than the average white person, according to a survey released last week by the Pew Research Center.

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    Where Teens Seek Online Privacy Advice

    Teens often rely on themselves and the guidance they get from the websites they use to figure out how to manage their privacy online—but when they do seek advice, they go primarily to peers and parents.