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    Methodology

    This study includes data from four primary sources collected using different methodologies. Content Analysis The detailed analysis of the tasks posted on Mechanical Turk consisted of human coding of content that appeared from Dec. 7-11, 2015. Capture The most recent 10 pages of HIT groups posted on Mechanical Turk were automatically gathered using a Python […]

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    6. Public sees science and technology as net positives for society

    The possibilities for human enhancement stem from new scientific and technological innovations. And even though many Americans have reservations about the potential use of cutting-edge biomedical developments considered in earlier chapters, large shares say they think of science and technology, writ large, as mostly beneficial forces in American society. Two-thirds of U.S. adults (67%) say […]

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    6. Public sees science and technology as net positives for society

    The possibilities for human enhancement stem from new scientific and technological innovations. And even though many Americans have reservations about the potential use of cutting-edge biomedical developments considered in earlier chapters, large shares say they think of science and technology, writ large, as mostly beneficial forces in American society. Two-thirds of U.S. adults (67%) say […]

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    Methodology

    The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by the Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults living in households. Respondents who self-identify as internet users and who provided an email address participate in the panel via monthly self-administered Web surveys, and those who do not use the internet or decline […]

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    Appendix A: References

    Baker, Bryan and Nancy Rytina. 2013. “Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2012.” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, March. Bean, Frank D., R. Corona, R. Tuirán and K. Woodrow-Lafield. 1998. “The Quantification of Migration Between Mexico and the United States.” In Migration Between […]

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    6. Young adults

    Young adults follow the news less closely, and they have more negative attitudes about the news media. But they are more likely than their elders to get news online. Despite this digital focus, young adults are no more likely to engage with news on social media than others.

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    Religion and Education Around the World

    Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, while Muslims and Hindus tend to have the fewest years of formal schooling. But all religious groups are making gains, particularly among women.