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    Who’s Borrowing?

    In looking at student debt, two measures of a college graduate’s family affluence are typically considered: family income and parents’ educational attainment (Ellwood and Kane, 2000). The income analysis focuses on college graduates who were dependent on their parents for financial support and looks at the income of a graduate’s parents in the year before […]

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    Above-and-Beyond Responses: Part 1

    A variety of views in regard to this issue are reflected in these big thinkers’ imaginings of what may happen by 2025. ‘Social punishment may have to be accompanied by legislation’ Vint Cerf, Google vice president and chief Internet evangelist, responded, “The public will become more sophisticated about security and safety. Corporations and service providers […]

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    Typology Detailed Tables

    Figures read down within each category. Don’t know responses not shown. For full question wording, see topline. Return to the main report. Solid Liberals Faith and Family Left Next Generation Left Hard-Pressed Skeptics Young Outsiders Business Conservatives Steadfast Conservatives Bystanders SEX Men 44 45 49 42 48 62 59 47 Women 56 55 51 58 52 […]

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    Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology

    Our latest political typology sorts voters into cohesive groups based on their attitudes and values and provides a field guide for the constantly changing political landscape.

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    School days: How the U.S. compares with other countries

    By now, most U.S. schoolchildren are either back in the classroom or headed there soon. As they make the transition from summer camp and bug spray to math homework and science projects, their weary parents may well wonder if children in the U.S. spend less time in the classroom than kids in other countries. The […]

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    Chapter 3: Finances, Social Trends and Technology

    Economic optimism Coming of age during the country’s deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression has made it much more difficult for Millennials to find their financial footing. And they are still dealing with the fallout from the recession and sluggish recovery. The unemployment rate remains high for this generation—especially those ages 18 to 24, […]

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    Resurgent public optimism on the economy? Don’t hold your breath

    One of the biggest political puzzles of 2014 is why the public remains so bearish about the economy, and in turn critical of Barack Obama’s stewardship of it, given clear signs that economic indicators are improving. An analysis by Andrew Kohut.

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    Above-and-Beyond Responses: Part 1

    A variety of views in regard to this issue are reflected in these big thinkers’ imaginings of what may happen by 2025. Look for losses in intellectual property and via ‘data pollution’ Vint Cerf, Google vice president and co-inventor of the Internet Protocol, responded, “Yes, while it has been predicted for a long time, there […]

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