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    The Second Coming of Jesus

    Fully 79% of Christians in the U.S. say they believe that Christ will return to Earth someday.

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    Surfing Online, but Staying Put

    Even though they may love the internet, six-in-ten Americans are not on board with mobile devices.

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    Do U Txt?

    Ambivalent Networkers — the 7% of Americans most dedicated to their cell phones — are always connected but don’t always love to hear their phone ring, vibrate or play a downloaded song.

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    Losing Journalists

    The Project for Excellence in Journalism estimates that one out of every five journalists working for newspapers in 2001 no longer does so.

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    Econ 101

    More Americans know the unemployment rate than the level of the Dow.

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    Alaska, the Least ‘Sticky’ State

    Just 28% of adults born in Alaska still live there, placing it last among the 50 states on this measure of population “stickiness.”

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    Cell-Only Youth

    About a third of Americans ages 18 to 29 have only a wireless phone.

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    God’s Gender Gap

    Women are more religious than men on a variety of measures.