Full search results
There are many different activities related to health and medical issues a person might do on the Internet. I'm going to read a list of things you may or may not have ever done online related to health and medical issues. Just tell me if you happened to do each one, or not. Have you...signed up to receive updates about health or medical issues?
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|No (81%)|Don't know (0.5%)|Refused (0.5%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Note: Asked of those who use the Internet/send or receive email at least occasionally and who have ever looked for information online about health or medical issues (83% of those who go online, 61% of sample)
Pew Internet & American Life Project Poll, [Nov, 2008]
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(There are many different activities related to health and medical issues a person might do on the Internet. I'm going to read a list of things you may or may not have ever done online related to health and medical issues. Just tell me if you happened to do each one, or not.) Have you...read someone else's commentary or experience about health or medical issues on an online news group, website or blog?
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Note: Asked of those who use the Internet/send or receive email at least occasionally and who have ever looked for information online about health or medical issues (83% of those who go online, 61% of sample)
Pew Internet & American Life Project Poll, [Nov, 2008]
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(There are many different activities related to health and medical issues a person might do on the Internet. I'm going to read a list of things you may or may not have ever done online related to health and medical issues. Just tell me if you happened to do each one, or not.) Have you...listened to a podcast about health or medical issues?
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|No (87%)|Don't know (1%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Note: Asked of those who use the Internet/send or receive email at least occasionally and who have ever looked for information online about health or medical issues (83% of those who go online, 61% of sample)
Pew Internet & American Life Project Poll, [Nov, 2008]
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Overall, how often do you use the Internet--several times a day, about once a day, 3-5 days a week, 1-2 days a week, every few weeks, or less often?
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| % | | |
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46
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Several times a day |
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24
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About once a day |
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15
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3-5 days a week |
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9
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1-2 days a week |
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2
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Every few weeks |
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4
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Less often |
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*
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Don't know |
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*
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Refused |
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Sample: National youth age 12-17
Note: Those who use the Internet/send or receive email at least occasionally (95%)
Pew Internet & American Life Project/Family Online Safety Institute/Cable in the Classroom Parent/Teen Citizenship Survey, [Apr, 2011]
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In the last 30 days, have you used the Internet on...a cell phone?
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|No (50%)|Don't have/Doesn't apply (1%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Sample: National youth age 12-17
Pew Internet & American Life Project/Family Online Safety Institute/Cable in the Classroom Parent/Teen Citizenship Survey, [Apr, 2011]
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In the last 30 days, have you used the Internet on...a desktop or laptop computer?
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Sample: National youth age 12-17
Pew Internet & American Life Project/Family Online Safety Institute/Cable in the Classroom Parent/Teen Citizenship Survey, [Apr, 2011]
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Thinking about the 2012 presidential election campaign...How have you been getting most of your news about the presidential election campaign? From television, newspapers, radio, magazines, or Internet? (If Only one response is given, ask:) Is there a second source where you have been getting campaign news?
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| % | | |
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74
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Television |
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23
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Newspapers |
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17
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Radio |
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3
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Magazines |
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36
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Internet |
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3
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Other (Vol.) |
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4
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Don't know/Refused |
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Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Political Communications & Methods Survey, [Jan, 2012]
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On the Internet, what are some of the sources you turn to for campaign news and information online? Anyplace else?
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| % | | |
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24
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CNN |
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22
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|
Yahoo/Yahoo News |
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13
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Google/Google News |
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10
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Fox/Fox News |
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9
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MSN |
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8
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MSNBC |
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5
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Facebook |
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5
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New York Times |
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4
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AOL/AOL News |
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3
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Other newspapers/Newspapers in general |
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2
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Local news/Local newspapers |
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2
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Huffington Post |
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2
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Twitter |
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2
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BBC |
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2
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Candidate/campaign websites and emails |
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2
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Drudge Report |
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2
|
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ISP home pages |
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1
|
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Wall Street Journal |
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1
|
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Washington Post |
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1
|
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NPR |
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1
|
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YouTube |
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1
|
|
Politico |
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1
|
|
USA Today |
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1
|
|
Associated Press/Reuters |
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1
|
|
Real Clear Politics |
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16
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Other |
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3
|
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None/Haven't gotten campaign information online |
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6
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Don't know/Refused |
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Note: Asked of those who did not give the Internet as their first or second source of news about the 2012 presidential election and they said they ever get news about the election from the Internet/those who did give the Internet as their first or second source of news about the 2012 presidential election
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Political Communications & Methods Survey, [Jan, 2012]
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(We're interested in how people are learning about the (2010) health reform law and how it will affect them.) Have you gotten any information about the health reform law from...newspapers, radio news, or other online news sources, or not?
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, [Dec, 2011]
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Do you currently use...a desktop or laptop computer with a direct Internet connection to help you manage your finances?
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Retirement Confidence Survey, [Jan, 2012]
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Do you currently use...a desktop or laptop computer using wireless Internet connection to help you manage your finances?
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|No (59%)|Don't know (1%)|Refused (0.5%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Retirement Confidence Survey, [Jan, 2012]
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When it comes to preparing for retirement/managing your finances in retirement, how comfortable are you about doing each of the following online?...Purchasing financial products online...Would you say you are very comfortable, somewhat comfortable, not too comfortable, or not at all comfortable?
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|Somewhat comfortable (32%)|Not too comfortable (22%)|Not at all comfortable (27%)|Don't know (1%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Note: Asked of those who currently use one or more of a desktop or laptop computer with a direct Internet connection/a desktop or laptop computer with a wireless Internet connection/a tablet computer/a smartphone/a smart phone app to manage their finances
Retirement Confidence Survey, [Jan, 2012]
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Full search results
(In the last 30 days, have you used your cell phone to do the following?)...Look up the price of a product online while you were in a store, to see if you could get a better price somewhere else
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Note: Asked of cell phone owners (88%)
Pew Internet & American Life Project Poll, [Jan, 2012]
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Thinking of the most recent time you used your cell phone to look up prices for a product while you were in a store, did you end up purchasing the product? (If Yes, ask:) Did you purchase the product in that store, another store, or did you purchase it online?
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Note: Asked of cell phone owners who have looked up prices while in a store using their phone
Pew Internet & American Life Project Poll, [Jan, 2012]
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When it comes to preparing for retirement/managing your finances in retirement, how comfortable are you about doing each of the following online?...Purchasing financial products online...Would you say you are very comfortable, somewhat comfortable, not too comfortable, or not at all comfortable?
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Note: Asked of those who currently use one or more of a desktop or laptop computer with a direct Internet connection/a desktop or laptop computer with a wireless Internet connection/a tablet computer/a smartphone/a smart phone app to manage their finances
Retirement Confidence Survey, [Jan, 2012]
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In following the current (2012) campaign for president, please tell me which of the following do you regularly read or watch on television, newspapers or online....Debates between presidential candidates, speeches by presidential candidates, political talk shows, policy announcements by presidential candidates, survey results about who is ahead and who is behind, political blogs or websites
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| % | | |
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53
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Debates between presidential candidates |
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49
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Speeches by presidential candidates |
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44
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Political talk shows |
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42
|
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Policy announcements by presidential candidates |
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39
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Survey results about who is ahead and who is behind |
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23
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Political blogs or websites |
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8
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None (Vol.) |
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4
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All (Vol.) |
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2
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Don't know/Refused |
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Sample: National likely voters
Democracy Corps/Women's Voices. Women Vote Poll, [Feb, 2012]
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Which one of the (news) stories I just mentioned (reports about the condition of the US (United States) economy, Barack Obama's State of the Union speech (January 24, 2012), Google announcing new policies about how to track people's web use, US special forces rescuing aid workers in Somalia, historically low interest rates for banks and home mortgages, news about candidates for the 2012 presidential elections) have you followed most closely, or is there another story you've been following more closely?
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| % | | |
|
22
|
|
News about candidates for the 2012 presidential elections |
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18
|
|
Barack Obama's State of the Union speech |
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15
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|
Reports about the condition of the US economy |
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6
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US special forces rescuing aid workers in Somalia |
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4
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Historically low interest rates for banks and home mortgages |
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2
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Google announcing new policies about how to track people's web use |
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10
|
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Some other story |
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23
|
|
Don't know/Refused |
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Pew Weekly News Interest Index Poll, [Jan, 2012]
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Which one of the (news) stories I just mentioned (reports about the condition of the US (United States) economy, a cruise ship accident off the coast of Italy, the Obama administration's decision to reject current plans for the proposed Keystone oil pipeline, popular websites protesting legislation aimed at online piracy, the Eastman Kodak company declaring bankruptcy, news about candidates for the 2012 presidential elections) have you followed most closely, or is there another story you've been following more closely?
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| % | | |
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26
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A cruise ship accident off the coast of Italy |
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23
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News about candidates for the 2012 presidential elections |
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10
|
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Reports about the condition of the US economy |
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7
|
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Popular websites protesting legislation aimed at online piracy |
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6
|
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The Obama administration's decision to reject current plans for the proposed Keystone oil pipeline |
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1
|
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The Eastman Kodak company declaring bankruptcy |
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8
|
|
Some other story |
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18
|
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Don't know/Refused |
|
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Pew Weekly News Interest Index Poll, [Jan, 2012]
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Do you think the government should do more to regulate how Internet companies handle privacy issues, or should the government not get more involved in this?
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Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Political Survey, [Feb, 2012]
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As you may know, many companies that offer email, search and social networking services on the internet collect information from their users to target advertisements toward them. Do you think this is an unjustified use of peoples' private information or a fair exchange for the free services these companies provide?
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Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Political Survey, [Feb, 2012]
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(Next, I have a few questions about how you use online search engines.)...If a search engine kept track of what you search for, and then used that information to personalize your future search results, how would you feel about that? Would you not be okay with a search engine keeping track of your searches and using that information to personalize your future search results because you feel it is an invasion of privacy, or be okay with a search engine keeping track of your searches and using that information to personalize your future search results, even if it means they are gathering information about you?
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|
Note: Those in Form B half sample who use the Internet/send or receive email at least occasionally, and they ever used the Internet to use an online search engine to help them find information on the Web
Pew Internet & American Life Project Poll, [Jan, 2012]
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Full search results
How much, if anything, have you heard about an online video about an African warlord who kidnaps children into his militant army? Have you heard a lot, a little or nothing at all?
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|A little (29%)|Nothing at all (48%)|Don't know/Refused (0.5%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Poll, [Mar, 2012]
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How did you first learn about this (online) video (about an African warlord who kidnaps children into his militant army)? Was it from talking with someone, the radio, television, a newspaper, or the Internet?
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| % | | |
|
13
|
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Talking with someone |
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5
|
|
The radio |
|
39
|
|
Television |
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5
|
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A newspaper |
|
36
|
|
The Internet |
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2
|
|
Other (Vol.) |
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1
|
|
Don't know/Refused |
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Note: Asked of those who have heard a lot/little about the video (52%)
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Poll, [Mar, 2012]
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Were you talking in person, over the phone, or some other way (when you first learned about the online video about an African warlord who kidnaps children into his militant army)?
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Note: Asked of those who have heard a lot/little about the video, and they first learned about it by talking with someone (13% of those who heard a lot/little about the video, 6 % of sample)
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Poll, [Mar, 2012]
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How concerned are you about each of the following when using Facebook--very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not concerned at all?...Spam e-mail, that is unsolicited messages usually sent to try to sell you something
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|Somewhat concerned (24%)|Not too concerned (27%)|Not concerned at all (25%)|Don't know (1%)|Refused (0.5%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Note: Asked of those who have a Facebook page (48%)
Gallup/USA Today Poll, [Oct, 2011]
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How concerned are you about each of the following when using Facebook--very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not concerned at all? How about...spam email, that is unsolicited messages usually sent to try to sell you something?
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|Somewhat concerned (24%)|Not too concerned (32%)|Not concerned at all (19%)|No opinion (0.5%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Note: Asked of those who use Facebook (43%)
Gallup/USA Today Poll, [Jan, 2011]
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How concerned are you about each of the following when using Google--very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not concerned at all? How about...spam email, that is unsolicited messages usually sent to try to sell you something?
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|Somewhat concerned (24%)|Not too concerned (32%)|Not concerned at all (23%)|No opinion (1%)&chm=N*0*%,0000FF,0,-1,10)
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Note: Asked of those who use Google (60%)
Gallup/USA Today Poll, [Jan, 2011]
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Overall, how have you been getting most of your news about this year's (2010) campaigns and elections...from television, from newspapers, from radio, from magazines, or from the Internet?
|
| % | | |
|
67
|
|
Television |
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27
|
|
Newspapers |
|
14
|
|
Radio |
|
2
|
|
Magazines |
|
24
|
|
Internet |
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7
|
|
Other (Vol.) |
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1
|
|
Don't know |
|
2
|
|
Refused |
|
|
Pew Internet & American Life Project Poll, [Nov, 2010]
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Thinking about your Internet use overall...About how often do you use the Internet or email from...someplace other than home or work--several times a day, about once a day, 3-5 days a week, 1-2 days a week, every few weeks, less often or never?
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| % | | |
|
8
|
|
Several times a day |
|
4
|
|
About once a day |
|
3
|
|
3-5 days a week |
|
6
|
|
1-2 days a week |
|
8
|
|
Every few weeks |
|
14
|
|
Less often |
|
56
|
|
Never |
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*
|
|
Don't know |
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*
|
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Refused |
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Note: Asked of those who use the Internet/send or receive email at least occasionally (79%)
Pew Internet & American Life Project SNS and Facebook Survey, [Oct, 2010]
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(Please tell me if you ever use the Internet to do any of the following things.) Do you ever use the Internet to...buy a product online, such as books, music, toys or clothing? (If Yes, ask:) Did you happen to do this yesterday, or not?
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Note: Asked of those who use the Internet/send or receive email at least occasionally (79%)
Pew Internet & American Life Project Poll, [Mar, 2009]
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Today's Number
27%
answered very favorable when asked "(For each of the following entities, please tell me if your impression is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to give your feelings, just say so.)...Your Internet service provider"
Reason-Rupe Poll, [Dec, 2011]
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