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    IRS Restrictions on Political Intervention and Lobbying

    Download a printable PDF of the full report (23 pgs.) Go back to the introduction « Go back to the previous section 5. What political activities are prohibited under the Internal Revenue Code? 6. Must religious organizations restrict their discussion of issues during election campaign periods? 7. When would an issue discussion violate the political […]

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    III. Foreign-Born Hispanics

    The next sections of this report look in-depth at how some characteristics of adult immigrants are linked to their skill in using English. In general, immigrants are most likely to speak and read English very well if they have lived in the United States for many years, hold a college degree or arrived in this […]

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    Teens’ online activities and gadgets

    Introduction Fully 93% of teens use the internet, and teen use of the internet has intensified in recent years. In 2006, 89% of teens accessed the internet from home.  This is fairly consistent with our survey data from 2000 and 2004, which showed that a similar percentage of teens accessing the internet from home. Home […]

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    An Even More Partisan Agenda for 2008

    Summary of Findings With the economy slowing and the stock market reeling, there is greater agreement among Republicans and Democrats that strengthening the nation’s economy should be a top priority for the president and Congress in the coming year. By contrast, partisan differences over the importance of other domestic issues — such as dealing with […]

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    II. Survey of Latino Political Attitudes

    Partisan Allegiance Latinos in this country have historically identified more with the Democratic Party than the Republican Party. Since the turn of this century, the GOP has been cutting into that partisan advantage—until now. Considering both those who identify with a given party and those who say they lean toward that party, Democrats in 1999 […]

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    Acknowledgments

    About the Library Research Center, Graduate School for Library and Information Science, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign: The Graduate School of Library and Information Science is the top-ranked such school in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report (2006).  Established in 1961 to provide statistical support for state and public libraries, the Library Research […]

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    Favor Sex Education in Public Schools

    That’s the large percentage of American adults who favor allowing public schools to provide students with birth control information; only 18% oppose such instruction.

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    Race, Ethnicity and Campaign ’08

    Race, ethnicity and politics can sometimes make for a volatile mix, as the presidential field of 2008 has begun to discover. But in the world beyond politics, race relations in this country are on a pretty even keel.

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    Chapter 3: Who goes to Public Libraries?

    The profile of public library users is similar to that of internet users. Although the internet is increasingly important as a source of information for a majority of Americans, most adults still use libraries. Some 53% reported going to a local public library in the past 12 months.[8.numoffset=”8″ We know from earlier work that respondents […]

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    Chapter 9: Where Libraries Stand

    Conclusion A 1996 survey by the Benton Foundation[13.numoffset=”13″ Benton Foundation. Buildings, books, and bytes Libraries and communities in the digital age, 1996. Available at: http://www.benton.org/publibrary/kellogg/buildings.html] found that the youngest adult Americans, those age 18-24 years, were the least supportive of libraries and also saw libraries as becoming less important in future. In a turn around […]