---
title: "Data Feed: More twins, the rich die old, Crimean public opinion"
description: "A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers."
date: "2014-04-18"
authors:
  - name: "George Gao"
    job_title: "Former "
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/george-gao/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/04/18/data-feed-3/"
---

# Data Feed: More twins, the rich die old, Crimean public opinion

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

**Politics** [Why a plan to circumvent the Electoral College is doomed](http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/why-a-plan-to-circumvent-the-electoral-college-is-probably-doomed/), 538 [Sortable stats for 14 states with competitive Senate races](http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/04/18/snapshot-14-states-with-competitive-senate-races/), WSJ [The many paths to ending a career in the House of Representatives](http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/exiting-the-house/), Sabato's Crystal Ball [Americans more confident in business, state leaders than in federal political leaders](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168560/economy-americans-less-confident-federal-leaders.aspx), Gallup [49% of voters believe White House had IRS target conservatives](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/17/fox-news-poll-4-think-white-house-had-irs-target-conservatives/), [topline](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2014/04/17/fox-news-poll-voters-say-obama-covering-up-on-benghazi-4-percent-believe-white/), Fox News [On expanding pre-K, Americans are divided by party, race](http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/education/when-it-comes-to-expanding-pre-k-americans-are-divided-by-party-and-race-20140416), National Journal [California voters support expanding pre-K, despite its costs](http://www.field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2470.pdf), The Field Poll [Less is more: American views on Ukraine](http://runningnumbers.org/2014/04/17/less-is-more-american-views-on-ukraine/), Running Numbers

**Economy **[Four-in-ten say they would feel financial hardship within a month of losing their job](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168563/job-loss-quickly-lead-hardship.aspx), Gallup [Unemployment for doctoral scientists, engineers went up, but is below nat'l average](http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf14310/), NSF

**Health & Society** [There really are more twins now](http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/04/1-million-extra-twins-have-been-born-in-the-last-31-years/360849/), Atlantic [The richer you are, the older you'll get](http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/04/18/the-richer-you-are-the-older-youll-get/), WSJ [Who pays for public employee health care costs?](http://www.nber.org/digest/apr14/w19574.html), NBER [About 16% of people who die in traffic crashes are bikers or pedestrians](http://www.vox.com/2014/4/18/5621388/pedestrian-and-biker-deaths), Vox [Where taxpayer money comes from](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/04/17/taxpayers-loaned-192-billion-to-the-government-last-year-heres-where-that-money-came-from/), Washington Post [How Obamacare enrollment got to 8 million](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/04/17/heres-how-we-got-to-8-million-obamacare-signups/?hpid=z1), Washington Post

**International** [Asked in recent years, one-third of Crimeans say Ukraine and Russia should merge](http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/where-is-ukraines-next-crimea/), 538 [Rising inequality in Africa weighs on new consumers](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/49812cde-c566-11e3-89a9-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2zFQAv192), Financial Times [Ahead of elections, fewer Algerians want radical reforms](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/04/17/algerians-vote-for-stability/?wpisrc=nl_cage), Arab Barometer via WashPost

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