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21-Nation Survey Conducted March 18 – April 20, 2012

Three-quarters of U.S. Hispanics prefer a big government which provides more services to a small one providing fewer services. This figure is significally lower among the public at large.

A majority (54%) of Americans say they are more concerned that the U.S. will take too long to act in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program than are concerned it will act too quickly.

Just 38% of Americans now believe the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan is going very or somewhat well, down from 51% in March.

Director Lee Rainie will give the “Citizen 2.0” talk at a Webinar called Forum PA

In a reversal of traditional gender roles, young women now surpass young men in the importance they place on having a high-paying career or profession.

The sale of the photo networking site Instagram to Facebook for $1 billion gained attention on both blogs and Twitter last week as users were startled by the large price tag. Also, three separate media controversies kept the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin case in the news six weeks after the incident occurred.

Director Lee Rainie will give the “Networked libraries” speech at the Biblionext conference in Rome, Italy