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Study shows that travel is up between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2
- About 65 million people will journey between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2, more than the record 63.5 million who traveled last year, according to a survey by the Travel Industry Association and the AAA
- Winter holiday travel — journeys of at least 50 miles from home — has been on a steady upswing since 2002, when 60 million people took to the road and the air.
- Most travelers — 53 million — will journey by car, truck or RV
- 9 million will fly
- 3 million will take buses or trains.
- During the first 10 months this year, the average domestic airline fare for a thousand-mile trip was $128, about $12 more than last year
- Gasoline prices averages $2.29 per gallon, up 7 cents from November and 12 cents higher than a year ago.
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Date: 12/16/2006
Pew Forum Studies Votes in the 2006 Election by Religious Affiliation and Attendance
- The GOP held on to voters who attend religious services more than once a week, 60% of whom voted Republican compared with 61% in 2002.
- The GOP actually did well among white evangelicals in 2006:
- 72% voted Republican in races for the U.S. House nationwide
- In 2004, 75% voted for Republican congressional candidates.
- President Bush's approval rating among evangelicals on Election Day was 70%
- Only among white evangelicals did many express unhappiness as happiness with the Democrats' victory (41% each).
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Date: 12/15/2006
US Census Bureau study reveals that adults and teens spend half their lives watching TV and using the Internet
- Adults and teens will spend nearly five months (3,518 hours) next year watching television, surfing the Internet, reading daily newspapers and listening to personal music devices.
- The U.S. Census Bureau forecasts people will spend 65 days in front of the TV
- 41 days listening to radio
- A little over a week on the Internet in 2007
- Adults will spend about a week reading a daily newspaper
- Teens and adults will spend another week listening to recorded music
- Consumer spending for media is forecasted to be $936.75 per person.
- Among adults, 97 million Internet users sought news online in 2005
- 92 million purchased a product
- 91 million made a travel reservation
- 16 million used a social or professional networking site
- 13 million created a blog
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Date: 12/15/2006
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