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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2837 topstories Pew Daily Number en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2837 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091125/ts_pew/32whoscookingthisthanksgiving pew/20091125/32whoscookingthisthanksgiving Pew topstories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - While men may be more associated with watching football than preparing food on Thanksgiving, a good number of your male guests just might want to spend time in the kitchen this year, as roughly the same percentage of men (32%) and women (35%) say they enjoy cooking a great deal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091124/ts_pew/62mostworkingmomspreferparttimework pew/20091124/62mostworkingmomspreferparttimework Pew topstories Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Fully two-thirds of women with children ages 17 or younger work either full time or part time. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091123/ts_pew/57mexicanssaylifeisbetterintheus pew/20091123/57mexicanssaylifeisbetterintheus Pew topstories Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Most Mexicans believe life is better in the United States. The 2009 Pew Global Attitudes survey finds that close to six-in-ten (57%) say that people who move from Mexico enjoy a better life in the U.S., up from 51% in 2007. And the vast majority of those who are in regular contact with friends and relatives living in the U.S. say those friends and relatives have largely achieved their goals. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091120/ts_pew/396collegeenrollmentatalltimehigh pew/20091120/396collegeenrollmentatalltimehigh Pew topstories Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - As of October 2008, 11.5 million students, or 39.6% of all young adults ages 18 to 24, were enrolled in either a two- or four-year college. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091119/ts_pew/31theageoftweets pew/20091119/31theageoftweets Pew topstories Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Like other online pastimes, age is a strong, independent predictor for use of Twitter or other similar status-updating services. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091118/ts_pew/55seeimmigrantnativebornconflict pew/20091118/55seeimmigrantnativebornconflict Pew topstories Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - A majority (55%) of adults said there are "very strong" or "strong" conflicts between immigrants and people born in the United States. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091117/ts_pew/30ticketstoparadise pew/20091117/30ticketstoparadise Pew topstories Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Americans are split on how to achieve eternal life, with just as many saying a person’s beliefs determine access to everlasting bliss (30%) as say a person’s actions are most important (29%). One-in-ten believe a combination of the two is necessary, while 14% are not sure what matters most. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091116/ts_pew/90whistlingwhiletheywork pew/20091116/90whistlingwhiletheywork Pew topstories Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Despite the current deep recession, Americans still on the job appear to be a contented lot. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091113/ts_pew/65igoforthatrockandrollmusic pew/20091113/65igoforthatrockandrollmusic Pew topstories Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Today’s adults aren’t what they used to be. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091112/ts_pew/10theremarryingkind pew/20091112/10theremarryingkind Pew topstories Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Remember the classic country song: "All My Ex’s Live in Texas"? Well, George Strait was on to something. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091111/ts_pew/72veteransday pew/20091111/72veteransday Pew topstories Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - While Americans across the country will be honoring the nation’s military veterans on Veterans Day, most say the U.S. does not give enough support to soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091110/ts_pew/63noconflictinbeingadevoutmuslimandlivinginmodernsociety pew/20091110/63noconflictinbeingadevoutmuslimandlivinginmodernsociety Pew topstories Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Like other American religious groups, Muslims believe that their religious convictions can fit comfortably in a world of rapid change and shifting values; more than six-in-ten Muslim Americans (63%) say they see no conflict between being a devout Muslim and living in a modern society, a belief they share with many Muslims around the world. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091109/ts_pew/19fewfeellikepartofareligiousminority pew/20091109/19fewfeellikepartofareligiousminority Pew topstories Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - When asked about their own religious status, one-in-five Americans (19%) say they think of themselves as belonging to a minority because of their religious beliefs, while 78% do not. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091106/ts_pew/63delayingretirement pew/20091106/63delayingretirement Pew topstories Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - According to a nationwide survey by the Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends project, nearly four-in-ten adults who are working past the median retirement age of 62 say they have delayed their retirement because of the recession; among workers ages 50 to 61, fully 63% say they might have to push back their expected retirement date because of current economic conditions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091105/ts_pew/49homosexualityandmorality pew/20091105/49homosexualityandmorality Pew topstories Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Though a majority of Americans now favor allowing gay couples to enter into civil unions (57%), roughly half the country (49%) considers homosexuality to be morally wrong. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091104/ts_pew/52presidentialapproval pew/20091104/52presidentialapproval Pew topstories Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - After falling from post-inaugural highs this summer, Barack Obama’s approval rating as president has remained steady over the past few months, with a little more than half consistently approving of his performance. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091103/ts_pew/86latinoyouthincreasinglyinschoolandworkforce pew/20091103/86latinoyouthincreasinglyinschoolandworkforce Pew topstories Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Fully 86% of Latinos ages 16 to 25 are in school or the labor force; significantly fewer of their counterparts were engaged in these market-oriented activities in previous generations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091102/ts_pew/50fewersaynatoshouldkeeptroopsinafghanistan pew/20091102/50fewersaynatoshouldkeeptroopsinafghanistan Pew topstories Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Since June support among Americans for keeping NATO troops in Afghanistan until the situation has stabilized has fallen by seven points to 50%. In that same period, the percentage of Americans who want forces removed as soon as possible has risen from 38% in June to 43% in September. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091030/ts_pew/68goblinsandghostsandthingsthatgobumpinthenight pew/20091030/68goblinsandghostsandthingsthatgobumpinthenight Pew topstories Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - Long before little ghosts and witches filled plastic jack-o-lanterns with candy every Oct. 31, ancient Celts celebrated the festival known as Samhain, Wikipedia tells us. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pewdailynumber/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20091029/ts_pew/19backtothekitchenladies pew/20091029/19backtothekitchenladies Pew topstories Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT Pew - As women have taken a more active role in the labor force, public opinion has become increasingly supportive of this new reality; today, only 19% agree that women should return to their traditional roles, while 75% disagree.