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    Part 3: Responses to Online Harassment

    People who experience online harassment employ a variety of tactics in response. Some simply ignore the behavior. Others respond directly on the platform, or notify website administrators. Some employ offline methods and involve law enforcement. Whichever option is chosen, the large majority of people are satisfied with the outcome. When asked to think of their […]

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    Americans’ Perceptions of Privacy are Varied

    The term “privacy” evokes a constellation of concepts in the minds of the American public To better understand how the public thinks about privacy, a representative sample of 607 adults were asked an open-ended question in an online survey: “When you hear the word “privacy,” what comes to mind for you?”[6. numoffset=”7″ A full discussion […]

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    Chapter 4: Top Issues in this Year’s Election for Hispanic Voters

    As has been the case for several years, Hispanics rank several issues as more important than immigration, though immigration remains a key issue for the majority of Hispanic registered voters. Hispanics are also more likely to say the Democratic Party could do a better job than the Republican Party on immigration, the economy and foreign […]

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    Hispanic Voters in the 2014 Election

    Democrats maintained a large edge among Latinos voting in the midterm elections, but in some states, Republican candidates won more than 40% of the Latino vote.

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    Who runs for office? A profile of the 2%

    Our data show that those who say they have sought office tend to be white, male and well-educated. In fact, while women account for half of the adult population, they are just a quarter of those who say they have run for office.

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    More information Yields More Learning and Sharing

    Information is exploding and most digitally-connected Americans think that has brought benefits to them personally and to the broader culture, despite the ceaseless flow of commentary about information overload. It is not easy to figure out exactly how much material flows into and out of people’s lives, but there is no doubt that there is […]