About 4 in 10 teens support cellphone bans in classrooms; fewer back all-day restrictions
About one-in-five teens support banning cellphones during the entire school day, including at lunch and between classes.
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A Third of Americans Have Benefited From Multiple Entitlement Programs
About a third of all Americans have benefited from two or more entitlement programs over the course of their lives.
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Wide Partisan Gap Exists Over Gun Control
Democrats favor controlling gun ownership by 45 percentage points more than Republicans.
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About Half Say Parents Have Responsibility to Help Adult Child Financially
About half of the public believes parents have a responsibility to provide financial assistance to an adult child if it’s needed.
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Big Gaps Between Young and Old on Which News Stories They Followed Closely
There was a 43 percentage point gap between young and old adults in how closely they followed news about the attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya.