Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

2011

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    Is College Worth It?

    A majority of Americans (57%) say the higher education system in the United States fails to provide students with good value for the money they and their families spend.

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    Renew U.S.-Cuba Ties

    By a margin of 52%-33%, Americans think the U.S. should re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba.

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    Division Over Gun Control

    A summer 2010 survey found the public split, but in favor of gun control over the right to own guns by a 50%-to-46% margin.

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    A Beltway Realignment Tops the News

    For much of last week, the dominant topic in the news was the installation of a new Congress as well as its impact on politics, public policy and the Obama administration. But over the weekend, an attack that occurred about 2,000 miles from Washington D.C. quickly commandeered the attention of the media and the nation.

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    Pay for Online Content

    Nearly two thirds of internet users have paid to download or access some kind of online content, ranging from music to games to news articles.

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    Pocket-Sized Politics

    About a quarter of Americans used their cell phones to learn about or participate in the 2010 midterm election campaign.

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    Boomers and Social Change

    Members of the Baby Boom generation align more closely with younger generations than with older ones on most social issues.

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    Boomer Gloom

    Fully 80% of Baby Boomers say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country today.

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