Large majorities in many of Venzuela’s Latin American neighbors say they have little or no confidence in Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, who suffered a substantial setback in last Sunday’s elections in his own country.

While a majority (59%) of parents with online teens still believe the internet is a beneficial factor in their children’s lives, the number of parents who see the internet as a good thing for their children has declined since 2004.

About a third of teenagers who access the internet say they have been contacted by someone unknown to them or to their friends; but few (7%) view the contact as threatening.

Six-in-ten Americans expect that Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama will help him in his presidential campaign, although only 15% say that Oprah’s endorsement of a generic presidential candidate would influence their own vote.

That’s the portion of Gen Nexters (those ages 18-25) who say it is okay for other people to smoke marijuana; 35% of Gen Xers and Boomers agree.

That’s the number of currently employed Americans who don’t expect they will ever make enough money to have the kind of life they want.