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    Key findings about American Catholics

    Pew Research Center asked American Catholics for their views about family structures, religious beliefs and practices and other topics. Here are 6 facts from the new survey.

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    Chapter 3: An Analysis of Android App Permissions

    Most large internet companies use the same general methods for informing users about how their data will be used. These include agreements any frequent internet user would be familiar with such as privacy policies or terms of service. This study looks at one type of agreement: the permissions required by apps on Android devices. In […]

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    10 facts about religion in America

    It’s a fascinating time for conversations about faith in the United States, with Pope Francis set to visit, a presidential election on the horizon and major trends reshaping the country’s religious landscape.

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    Chapter 4: Phone use in social gatherings

    This section of the report focuses on cellphone usage in group settings and social gatherings — encounters where people’s use of cellphones might change the basic dynamic of the group. The survey probed these issues in several ways. The findings show that people use their phones in such gatherings with mixed impacts on the social […]

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    Main Findings

    Mobile Messaging Roughly three-in-ten online adults (29%) — and 36% of smartphone owners — use messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Kik or iMessage. These apps allow mobile users to message one another without using up SMS data, which is required when exchanging traditional text messages. Some of these messaging apps, such as iMessage, maintain conversations […]

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    Mobile Messaging and Social Media 2015

    36% of adult smartphone owners use messaging apps, while 17% use apps that automatically delete sent messages. These types of apps are adding to an already complex terrain of digital and social communication. Meanwhile, social media platforms continue to attract dedicated users.

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    Appendix B: Putting Findings From the Religious Landscape Study Into Context

    This appendix aims to put the findings from the Religious Landscape Study into a broader context through a comparison of its results with long-term trends from the General Social Survey (GSS), Gallup Organization surveys and results from ongoing polls conducted monthly by Pew Research Center. Generally, these sources indicate that there is a fair amount […]

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    8. Perceptions of the public’s voice in government and politics

    Though the public is unhappy with government generally, Americans are largely divided on key measures of their ability to influence how it runs, including the impact of voting on government and the ability of motivated individuals to influence the way government works. When asked which statement comes closer to their own views, most Americans (58%) […]

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