Russia’s moral barometer: Homosexuality unacceptable, but drinking, less so
Nearly three-quarters of the Russian population (72%) think that homosexuality is morally unacceptable, with only 18% saying it is acceptable or not a moral issue.
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Data Feed: Policy priorities, internet advertising, measles’ resurgence
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Key Indicators in Media & News
Audience Cable In 2013, the cable news audience, by nearly all measures, declined. The combined median prime-time viewership of the three major news channels—CNN, Fox News and MSNBC—dropped 11% to about 3 million, the smallest it has been since 2007. The Nielsen Media Research data show that the biggest decline came at MSNBC, which lost […]
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Data Feed: Record low want their representative re-elected, best and worst states, Facebook responds
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Data Feed: Dissatisfaction with government, the impact of Citizens United, data for Davos
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Global Religious Diversity
A new report measures religious diversity by the percentage of each country’s population in eight categories — Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Jews, the unaffiliated, folk religionists and members of other religions.
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Data Feed: Living longer and retirement plans, low-income men, declining academic tenure
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers. Politics 36 states under single-party control; where they stand on key issues, The New York Times 2014 midterms and unemployment aid, The Wall Street Journal Some state administrators make more than the governor, Pew Charitable Trusts Economy Employment Trends […]
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Fewer Americans see cigarette smoking as a major public health problem
About half of Americans rank cigarette smoking as a serious public health problem.
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Data Feed: Obama approval, inequality and mobility, cesarean births
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Data Feed: Christie’s ‘bully-meter,’ Congress ratings, global gay rights
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers. Politics 54% of N.J. voters say Christie a leader; 40% say bully, Quinnipiac 34% approve of congressional Democrats, 25% Republicans, ABC News/ Washington Post Congress job approval starts 2014 at 13%, Gallup Members of Congress rated on productivity, Brookings […]