Security Trumps Salary
By a ratio of nearly two-to-one, survey respondents say they would prefer a job that offers better security over one that offers higher pay but less stability.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
By a ratio of nearly two-to-one, survey respondents say they would prefer a job that offers better security over one that offers higher pay but less stability.
A majority (54%) of workers ages 65 and older say the main reason they work is that they want to.
Among workers ages 50 to 61, fully 63% say they might have to push back their expected retirement date because of current economic conditions.
Fully nine-in-ten employed Americans say they are either “completely satisfied” or “mostly satisfied” with their jobs; older working adults are the most content.
Roughly six-in-ten online political donations are less than $100.
Just a quarter of Muslims in Indonesia now have confidence in Osama bin Laden; similarly sharp declines are seen elsewhere in the Muslim world.
Roughly six-in-ten Americans say labor unions are necessary to protect working people, an all-time low in Pew Research surveys.
Half of all Americans like the Beatles a lot, placing them at the top of a 20-artist popularity contest.
Adults ages 65 and older who live in the West are the most likely to say they don’t feel old.
The partisan split in favorability ratings of the federal government changed dramatically with the change in presidential administrations.
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