Pew Research Study Shows How Young Adults Feel About Today's Issues
- According to the Pew Research study, 84 percent say young adults today have better educational opportunities
- 72 percent say they have access to higher paying jobs
- 64 percent believe they live in "more exciting times."
- About half of Gen Nexters say the growing number of immigrants to the U.S. strengthens the country and 58 percent say that homosexuality should be accepted.
- 89 percent of young adults say it's all right for blacks and whites to date each other
- One in five members of Generation Next say they have no religious affiliation or are atheist or agnostic
- Less young people identify themselves as Protestant (44 percent).
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Date: 1/18/2007
Homelessness Study Estimates 744,000 homeless in U.S. in 2005
- In January 2005, an estimated 744,313 people experienced homelessness.
- 56 percent of homeless people counted were living in shelters and transitional housing
- 44 percent were unsheltered
- 59 percent of homeless people counted were single adults and 41 percent were persons living in families.
- In total, 98,452 homeless families were counted.
- 23 percent of homeless people were reported as chronically homeless, which, according to HUD’s definition, means that they are homeless for long periods or repeatedly and have a disability.
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Date: 1/11/2007
Gallup Poll: Fewer Americans Reading Newspaper
- Gallup trends confirm that local newspaper readership has dipped in recent years and the once considerable nightly network television news audience has shrunk considerably.
- Fifty-five percent of Americans today say they watch local television news daily, which is the same as when Gallup first measured this in 1995.
- 14% say they watch it several times a week, enlarging the total group of frequent viewers to 69%.
- About a quarter watch occasionally, leaving only 8% who never watch.
- The percentage of daily local TV news viewers is at 55%
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Date: 1/5/2007
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