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    IV. Borrowing for Associate’s Degrees and Certificates

    The average amount borrowed by recipients of associate’s degrees and undergraduate certificates doubled from 1996 to 2008. Although associate’s degrees and undergraduate certificates typically receive less attention than bachelor’s degrees, they account for about half of the undergraduate credentials awarded by colleges and universities. Overall, an associate’s degree or certificate recipient in 2008 borrowed $6,649 […]

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    Chapter 4. Ratings of Leaders and Institutions

    The most prominent members of India’s ruling Congress party get rave reviews from the Indian public.  Overwhelming majorities have a favorable opinion of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi and her son and current MP Rahul Gandhi.  Opposition leader Nitin Gadkari gets significantly less positive marks. Strong majorities in India express favorable […]

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    Working Wives and Unemployed Husbands

    Among married couples with their own children under 18 at home, the share with a working wife and unemployed husband went up in 41 states in 2009, compared with the year before, according to a new Census Bureau analysis of data from the American Community Survey.

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    Section 4: Campaign Outreach

    Nearly eight-in-ten registered voters (78%) say they received printed mail from candidates or political groups during the 2010 election campaign. Nearly seven-in-ten (69%) received pre-recorded telephone calls about the election. The number of people receiving recorded telephone calls grew steadily over the final few weeks of the campaign, increasing from 55% in mid-October, to 60% […]

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    Public Knows Basic Facts about Politics, Economics, But Struggles with Specifics

    Americans see the big picture when it comes to the changing balance of power in Washington, but is not sure which party controls which house of Congress or who the next speaker will be. Many have a good idea about the growth of the federal deficit, but the public struggles with questions about specifics of the budget, TARP and inflation.

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    Election Results Draw Big Interest, Heavy Coverage

    Summary of Findings The results of the midterm elections dominated both the public’s interest and media attention last week as Republicans easily won control of the House while making big gains in the Senate and in many statehouses. Fully 43% say they followed news about the election outcome more closely than any other news, according […]

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    Chapter 4. Gender Issues

    Brazilians overwhelmingly embrace gender equality, but most say their country needs to continue to make changes to give women the same rights as men.  A plurality says that life is generally better for men than it is for women in Brazil, and nearly two-thirds say that men get more opportunities than women for jobs that […]

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    The Reversal of the College Marriage Gap

    In a reversal of long-standing marital patterns, college-educated young adults are now slightly more likely than young adults lacking a bachelor’s degree to have married by the age of 30.