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    2. Public Support for Action on Climate Change

    When it comes to climate change, publics around the world generally adopt the precautionary principle: Even when in doubt, act out of prudence. In 37 of 40 nations surveyed, willingness to curb emissions that may contribute to warming the planet exceeds intense concern about climate change. Globally, a median of 54% consider climate change to […]

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    Chapter 5: After the Relationship: Technology and Breakups

    An In-Person Talk Is Viewed as the Most Socially Acceptable Way to End a Relationship, Followed by a Phone Call. Breaking Up With Someone Using Text Messaging or Social Media Is Largely Frowned Upon Teens have many options for how to end romantic relationships, but some ways of doing so are viewed as more socially […]

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    Methodology

    The majority of analysis in this report is based on a Pew Research Center survey conducted between Jan. 27 and Feb. 16, 2015, among a sample of 461 U.S. adults ages 18 or older. The survey was conducted by the GfK Group using KnowledgePanel, its nationally representative online research panel. GfK selected a representative sample […]

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    About This Report

    This report is a collaborative effort based on input and analysis from the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet. Monica Anderson, Research Analyst Lee Rainie, Director, Internet, Science, and Technology Research Aaron Smith, Associate Director, Internet, Science, and Technology Research Maeve Duggan, Research Associate Andrew Perrin, Research Assistant Dana Page, Senior Communications Manager […]

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    2. The growing value people place on broadband

    As these shifts in technology adoption patterns are unfolding, Americans are increasingly likely to view home broadband service as important to accessing information or carrying out a variety of important tasks. A substantial majority of Americans feel that people without home broadband service are at a disadvantage when it comes to keeping up with news […]

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    About This Report

    The research presented here is based on an analysis of 1,041,336 apps available in the Google Play Store, which provides apps for smartphones using Google’s Android operating system. Data about these apps was collected for analysis from June 2014 through September 2014. However, it does not cover the apps ecosystem for iPhones, Windows phones, Blackberry […]