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    About the Survey

    The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted September 22-October 4, 2011, among a national sample of 2,410 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (1,442 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 968 were interviewed on a cell phone, […]

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    Major Characteristics of Religious Advocacy Groups

    Navigate this page: Religious Traditions Organizational Structure Tax Status Advocacy Expenditures Issue Agendas Constituency Size Staff and Facilities Methods and Strategies Updated May 15, 2012 Major Characteristics of Religious Advocacy Groups Advocacy groups represent a growing variety of faiths in Washington. They also vary greatly in staff size, yearly financial expenditures and other characteristics that […]

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    I. Online Learning

    In an effort to make higher education more flexible and accessible to more people, many American colleges and universities offer online classes and even grant degrees for courses of study in which all the course work was completed online. Of the 1,055 college and university presidents interviewed for the Pew Research survey, 77% reported that […]

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    Methodology

    This report is based on the findings of a survey on Americans’ use of the Internet. The results in this report are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International from January 12 to 25, 2011, among a sample of 2,251 adults, age 18 and older.  Telephone interviews were conducted […]

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    Main Report

    Overview of findings As online college courses have become increasingly prevalent, the general public and college presidents offer different assessments of their educational value. Just three-in-ten American adults (29%) say a course taken online provides an equal educational value to one taken in a classroom. By contrast, fully half of college presidents (51%) say online […]

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    V. The Context for Record College Enrollment

    College enrollment continues at record high levels. This chapter points to some direct and indirect factors that likely underlie the growth in college enrollment. High School Completion It is well known that the nation’s young adult population is increasingly Hispanic. In October 2010, one-third of 18- to 24-year-olds were either Hispanic or black. These minority […]

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    The Rising Age Gap in Economic Well-Being

    Households headed by older adults have made dramatic gains relative to those headed by younger adults in their economic well-being over the past quarter of a century.