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    Surfing Online, but Staying Put

    Even though they may love the internet, six-in-ten Americans are not on board with mobile devices.

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    Do U Txt?

    Ambivalent Networkers — the 7% of Americans most dedicated to their cell phones — are always connected but don’t always love to hear their phone ring, vibrate or play a downloaded song.

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    Reluctant Suffragettes

    Not until 60 years after passage of the 19th Amendment did women finally turn out in equal voting proportion to their male compatriots. What took them so long?

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    Less Happy Smokers

    A quarter of current smokers say that they are very happy, compared with more than a third of quitters and almost four-in-ten non-smokers.

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    Stressed Smokers

    Half of all smokers say they “frequently” experience stress, compared with 35% of former smokers and 31% of those who never smoked.

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    Want Tighter Financial Regulation

    Six-in-ten Americans think it is a good idea for the government to regulate more strictly the way major financial companies do business.

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    Health Care Spending Trumps Deficit

    Most Americans (59%) say they would place a higher priority on spending more money to make health care more accessible and affordable than on reducing the budget deficit.

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    Minority Enrollment in Suburban Schools

    Virtually all of the 3.4 million increase in suburban public school enrollments over the past decade and a half has been due to a rapid increase in Latino — and to a lesser degree — black and Asian students.