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What people like and dislike about Facebook
Read about how people are using Facebook and what they like and dislike about the site.
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Data Feed: Low-wage breadwinners, record expatriations, Texas Hispanics
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
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Chapter 1: Trends from Government Data
Three decades ago, U.S. women overall made 64% as much as men did in hourly earnings. In 2012, they made 84%—a remarkable narrowing of the gender gap in pay, as well as an illustration of its persistence. The relative gains are even more striking for American women at the outset of their working lives. Among […]
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Demographics of key social networking platforms
Fully 71% of online adults now use Facebook, and usage among seniors has increased significantly in the last year. Some 45% of internet users age 65 or older now use Facebook, up from 35% who did so in late 2012. Women are also particularly likely to use Facebook compared with men. Some 18% of online […]
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Big majority of Mormons (including women) oppose women in priesthood
Mormon leaders recently reaffirmed their position that women should not be eligible for the priesthood – a position supported by a majority of Mormons.
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Data Feed: Geography of cancer risk, Antarctic tourism, old Mexico lives on
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
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Chapter 2: Public Views on the Value of Education
For today’s young workers, the surest path to a good job and satisfying career runs through college. A recent survey by the Pew Research Center finds that college graduates outpace those with less education on virtually every measure of job satisfaction and career success. While most workers say their education has been at least somewhat […]
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Data Feed: 2013 vote ratings, Twitter earnings, county-to-county migration
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
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Chapter 5: Balancing Work and Family
As any parent knows, combining work and family life can be complicated. The survey asked working parents how balancing work and family had affected their careers. Roughly a quarter (27%) said being a working mother or father had made it harder for them to advance in their job or career, and women were much more […]