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    The Internet and Health

    An infographic summing up key findings from Internet and health reports.

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    ‘Strong’ Catholic Identity at a Four-Decade Low in U.S.

    The percentage of U.S. Catholics with a strong identification with the Catholic Church was as low in 2012 as it has ever been in General Social Surveys. During the same period, the percentage of Protestants who consider themselves strong members of their faith has been rising.

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    Chapter 1: The Changing Financial Mileposts of Young Adults

    The tendencies of young adults to leave home later and to delay or forgo marriage have been well-documented (Settersten and Ray, 2010; Pew Research Center, 2011a; Mykyta, 2012). Less attention has been paid to characteristics of young adults once launched. Available financial data make it difficult to pin down the exact timing of such financial […]

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    Chapter 4: Decline in Young Adult Home Acquisition

    Homeownership has fallen over the decade, and younger households have experienced a greater decline than older households. Census Bureau data indicate that among households headed by those 65 and older, homeownership increased between 2001 and 2011. Homeownership among the nation’s seniors was at near-record levels in 2011 (Joint Center for Housing Studies, 2012). Among households […]

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    Chapter 3: Identity

    The U.S.-born children of Hispanic and Asian-American immigrants are strikingly similar in how they identify with their native America. About six-in-ten of both groups say they consider themselves to be a “typical American.” That is roughly double the share of their immigrant forebears who say the same.[24. numoffset=”24″ Chapters 3 through 7 supplement the demographic […]

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    Appendix B: 2012 National Survey of Latinos Methodology

    Results for this study are based on telephone interviews conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS), an independent research company, among a nationally representative sample of 1,765 Latino respondents ages 18 and older, conducted from September 7 through October 4, 2012. In order to facilitate a more comprehensive analysis of non-Catholic Latinos, the sample includes […]

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    Tracking for Health

    69% of U.S. adults track a health indicator like weight, diet, exercise routine, or symptom. Of those, half track “in their heads,” one-third keep notes on paper, and one in five use technology to keep tabs on their health status.

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    Newspapers Turning Ideas into Dollars

    At a time of economic turmoil in the newspaper business, a new Pew Research Center report identifies four dailies that have built successful new revenue streams and answers four key questions. What are these winning business innovations? What challenges did the papers overcome in implementing them? What are the tangible signs of success? And what lessons can be shared with the industry?

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    Trends in Voter Preferences Among Religious Groups

    This interactive graphic summarizes the voting preferences of major religious groups, drawing on data from the latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press among registered voters reached on landlines and cell phones.

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    Public’s Knowledge of Science and Technology

    Report About eight-in-ten Americans (83%) identify ultraviolet as the type of radiation that sunscreen protects against. Nearly as many (77%) know that the main concern about the overuse of antibiotics is that it can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, only about half (51%) of the public knows that “fracking” is a process that extracts natural […]