---
title: "Data Feed: New climate change report, survey of Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, the 1% versus the 0.01%"
description: "A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers."
date: "2014-03-31"
authors:
  - name: "George Gao"
    job_title: "Former "
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/george-gao/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/03/31/data-feed-new-climate-change-report-survey-of-iraqafghanistan-veterans-the-1-versus-the-0-01/"
---

# Data Feed: New climate change report, survey of Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, the 1% versus the 0.01%

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

**Politics **[Va. voters back medical marijuana; 50% support same-sex marriage](http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/virginia/release-detail?ReleaseID=2026), Quinnipiac [Analysis: Midterms pose formidable challenge for Democrats](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303779504579467401487094782?mg=reno64-wsj), Pew Research via WSJ

**Economy** [Consumer confidence in March survives harsh winter](http://home.isr.umich.edu/releases/consumer-confidence-in-march-survives-harsh-winter/), University of Michigan [Inequality within the ranks of the 1%](http://m.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/03/how-you-me-and-everyone-got-the-top-1-percent-all-wrong/359862/), The Atlantic [260K college, professional grads earned minimum wage or less in 2013](http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/31/news/economy/minimum-wage-college-graduates/index.html), CNN Money [Texas, North Dakota, California top oil-producing states](http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=15631), EIA [Startups in central cities, walkable suburbs get most venture capital](http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/03/urban-shift-us-start-economy-one-chart/8749/), Atlantic Cities [Pay increases for academic professionals outpace inflation](http://chronicle.com/article/Pay-Increases-for-Academic/145617/), Chronicle of Higher Ed.

**Health & Society** [Uninsured Democrats twice as likely as uninsured Republicans to get coverage](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168143/politics-affect-uninsured-americans-insurance-intentions.aspx), Gallup [Interactive: HealthCare.gov plan explorer](http://graphics.wsj.com/health-care-explorer/#/?age=30&fips=01001&metal_level=Silver), The Wall Street Journal [The long, long wait to be a grandparent](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303775504579395501172676002), The Wall Street Journal [Nationwide survey of Iraq/Afghanistan veterans](http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/after-the-wars?utm_campaign=Polling%2FSurveys&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=12359478&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8K7qgLIQb5DojFHyGqAY4BsrGWVM34MAH5wtfHBxhhU9A5vLMSlq6_8k6lv49IpAz3BkL9hLBdvhuAl403JbG4DZ7CJw&_hsmi=12359478), KFF/Washington Post [Analysis: Big data... are we making a big mistake?](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/21a6e7d8-b479-11e3-a09a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fmagazine%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct#axzz2xGX61fMS) Financial Times [Summary of the latest findings in happiness research](http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/up-front/posts/2014/03/27-happiness-economics-employment-graham?utm_campaign=Brookings+Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=12359637&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_PByL0F_W77NniN-BRCugQQDOWhYo7Q1H4YtIFpPN1T0dj-IlazY0USxR0RJGCjl-smYLpr6sz_vE_u0Oo6SG2JriptA&_hsmi=12359637), Gallup via Brookings

**International** [On eve of election, 70% of Indians dissatisfied with country's direction](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2014/03/31/indians-reflect-on-their-country-the-world/), Pew Research [UN panel issues new warnings on climate change](http://ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg2/), IPCC [Euro area annual inflation falls to 0.5% in March](http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Inflation_in_the_euro_area), Eurostat [Government borrowing needs in advanced economies are set to fall](http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/sovereign-borrowing-set-to-fall-in-2014.htm), OECD [Map: How the UN General Assembly voted on Ukraine/Crimea crisis](http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/03/the-worlds-post-crimea-power-blocs-mapped/359835/),The Atlantic [Chart: The international effort to locate Flight 370](http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/the-international-effort-to-locate-flight-370/902/?hpid=z2), Washington Post

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