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Data Feed: Democrats want Clinton, young children now less obese, California’s driest year on record

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.

Politics Most Democrats want Clinton to run in 2016, topline, New York Times/CBS News Boehner’s favorability returns to pre-shutdown levels, Gallup 57% of Americans say UN is doing a poor job, Gallup Pa. voters give governor low grades on their top priority – economy/jobs, Quinnipiac

Economy Real average hourly earnings rose 0.4% in January, same as December, BLS Federal revenues to increase significantly over next two years, then remain steady, CBO How to read Obama’s new budget, Brookings Value of natural gas net imports has declined dramatically in recent years, EIA

Health & Society 2013 is now California’s driest year on record, Public Policy Institute of California Potential health-exchange customers lean toward narrower, low-cost plans, Fact Tank More from Kaiser’s February health tracking poll, Kaiser Family Foundation Obesity rate for young children plummets 43% in a decade, CDC via New York Times 1.3 million nonfatal violent crimes against disabled people in 2012, BJS Male minorities struggle to succeed in community college, Chronicle of Higher Ed. Mapping the battle over same-sex marriage, National Journal Americans turn sharply favorable on gay issues, Religion News Service Average age of U.S. farmers, 58.3 in 2012, continues three-decade rise, USDA When one spouse has an affair, who is more likely to leave? Demographic Research

International Ahead of elections, Indians want political change, Pew Research Center Has the Venezuelan government helped or hurt the country’s poor? The Washington Post Countries’ top trading partners are often their neighbors, Quartz Map: Cocaine use and seizures around the world, The Economist Which EU countries’ enterprises have greatest access to fast internet? Destatis 35.2% of Canadians live in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, Statistics Canada

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