Short Reads

In a survey conducted right after Barack Obama’s election in 2008, two-thirds of voters expected him to have a successful first term while 22% thought he would not.

In 2008, about one-third of voters cast their ballots before Election Day, up from 20% in 2004 and 2006.

Nearly nine-in-ten Obama voters say there is solid evidence the earth is warming, double the number of Romney voters who say this.

About eight-in-ten in China see the nation’s rich getting richer and poor getting poorer.

Roughly half of tablet owners say they own iPads, down from 81% in 2011.

In a 2009 survey, 87% of Pakistanis said it was equally important for girls and boys to be educated.

In 2010, women with full-time or salaried jobs had a median income of $669 a week, compared to $824 for men.

Six-in-ten say U.S. troops should be removed from Afghanistan as soon as possible.

A majority of Latino voters say education is an extremely important issue in this year’s election.

Young adults are more likely than other age groups to say they are not affiliated with a religion.