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    Catholics, other Christians support immigration reform, but say faith plays small role

    Three-quarters of American adults say that immigrants living in the United States illegally should be able to stay. Catholics as a whole closely resemble the general public on this view, though Hispanic Catholics are much more supportive than non-Hispanic white Catholics. Majorities of other religious groups also support allowing undocumented immigrants to remain in the country.

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    Part 1: How the internet has woven itself into American life

    In possibly the first survey of its kind, in 1983, polling firm Louis Harris & Associates asked U.S. adults if they had a personal computer at home and, if so, if they used it to transmit information over telephone lines.[2. numoffset=”2″ Survey by Southern New England Telephone. Methodology: Conducted by Louis Harris & Associates, September […]

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    About the Survey

    The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted Feb.27-Mar. 16, 2014 among a national sample of 3,335 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (1,668 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 1,667 were interviewed on a cell phone, including […]

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    Pithy Additions — Trendhouses, Microjobs, Metadevices,  More

    The following are additional highlights from some of the predictions that had a summary quality to them or added new thoughts to the mix that extended beyond the theses or used especially vivid language: Bob Frankston, Internet pioneer and technology innovator, said, “Once we get past the gatekeeper-based model of funding our ability to communicate […]

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    The Final Thesis: Today’s Choices Matter

    15) Foresight and accurate predictions can make a difference; ‘The best way to predict the future is to invent it.’ A number of the experts who participated in the survey said it is important to contemplate future possibilities and work today to aim for a better tomorrow. The statements made in favor of foresight by […]

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    The Audience for Digital News Videos

    About six in ten U.S. adults (63%) watch online video, and over half of those – 36% in all – watch news videos online, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center survey data. This is up from 40% of U.S. adults who watched or downloaded some kind of online video in 2007, and […]

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    Non-engagement

    The final category in our library engagement typology represents the almost 15% of Americans ages 16 and older who have never personally used a public library in their lifetime. These “never” library users break out into two non-engagement groups: Distant Admirers and Off the Grid. Though neither group has any personal library experience, they have […]

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    Who smokes in America?

    CVS’ decision to stop selling tobacco products comes as smoking continues to decline and smokers are consuming fewer cigarettes.