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Politics GOP, Democrats even in generic Congressional ballot, GWU Battleground Poll Obama better at protecting environment than improving energy policy, Gallup Catholic vote tends to track the broader electorate, The Wall Street Journal Little relationship between public opinion, policymakers’ agendas, The Washington Post Comparing top GOP and Democratic advertisers’ activity, The Cook Political Report Most Americans say U.S. doesn’t have a responsibility in Ukraine, CBS News
Economy Consumer confidence rebounds in March, The Conference Board Millennials aren’t abandoning brick-and-mortar banks, Bankrate via Washington Post 4.3% of hourly paid workers earned federal minimum wage or less, BLS Manufacturers ended 2013 with strong profit growth, The Wall Street Journal Grad students driving growing student-debt burden, New America Foundation via WSJ Are low-wage workers more likely to lose their jobs to computers? FiveThirtyEight Who pays the most income taxes? People ages 45 and older, CNN Money Most payday borrowers take out at least seven loans in a row, CFPB via CNN Money
Health & Society Vulnerable populations least informed but most optimistic about ACA, USC Insurance agents key to Calif.’s success enrolling Asian Americans, Kaiser Health News Health insurance affordability prior to ACA rollout, by state, The Commonwealth Fund Cities where the poor are most segregated from everyone else, The Atlantic Cities Provo-Orem, Utah, leads U.S. communities in well-being index, Gallup Doctors paid to advise, promote drug companies that fund their research, ProPublica U.S. smoking declines driven by handful of counties, IHME (also NYT writeup) Mentally challenging jobs may stress you out today, but keep you sharp later, U. Mich.
International Man-made climate change contributed to some extreme weather in 2013, WMO via WaPo 65% of Europeans have internet access at home, 52% have mobile access, Eurobarometer Gender gap in U.K. life expectancy at birth narrowed 2 years since 1982, ONS Estimated 7 million global deaths resulted from air pollution exposure, report, WHO In 2011, half of young adults in Europe were living with parents, Eurofound via Guardian Where voting is compulsory, who supports/opposes it? Vanderbilt/LAPOP
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