A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Politics GOP, though deeply split, has election edge, with breakdowns, New York Times Public split over increased deportation of unauthorized immigrants, Pew Research Center The House GOP tax-reform proposal in four simple charts, The Washington Post 22% of likely GOP voters said smoking marijuana was acceptable, Winthrop How Republicans lost non-religious voters, The Washington Post In Pa., Clinton climbs as Christie crashes, Quinnipiac
Economy Interactive: How have housing prices changed in your city? Report, Demand Institute Americans remain divided on military spending, Gallup What wealth looks like by age group, The Washington Post
Health & Society The Web at 25 in the U.S.: 87% of adults say they use it, Pew Research Center More than 60% of noncitizens under 35 have been in U.S. at least 5 years, Census Bureau Many business leaders doubt U.S. colleges prepare students, Gallup U.S. obesity rate ticks up to 27.1% in 2013, Gallup Reports of sexual assault in the military climbed in 2013, Stars and Stripes Number of communities using red-light cameras declines, The Wall Street Journal Study on support services for veterans in college, National Center for Education Statistics Projections of education statistics to 2022, NCES 58% of Americans closely followed news about implementation of the ACA, KFF
International Merchandise trade continues to pick-up across most major economies, OECD The world loses or wastes about one-quarter to one-third of food it produces, World Bank The world’s fish are in danger – as is everyone who depends on them, The Economist Where are the flawed elections? Electoral Integrity Project via Washington Post Syrians to replace Afghans as biggest refugee population, Voice of America 8% increase in asylum applications to UK last year, Office for National Statistics
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