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Survey Details: Conducted June-July 2006 File Release Date: 13 November 2007
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Survey Details: Conducted June-July 2006 File Release Date: 13 November 2007
Survey Details: Conducted February-March 2006 File Release Date: 13 November 2007
Survey Details: Conducted October-November 2005 File Release Date: 13 November 2007
“Sharing household chores” now ranks third in importance on a list of nine items often associated with successful marriages – well ahead of such staples as adequate income, good housing, common interests and shared religious beliefs.
In the span of the past decade, full-time work outside the home has lost some of its appeal to mothers. This trend holds for both those who have such jobs and those who don’t.
Americans believe that births to unwed women are a big problem for society, and they take a mixed view at best of cohabitation without marriage.
For many Americans, demonstrating patriotism means showing the flag; overall, 62% say they do so. Notably, significantly more Northeasterners and Midwesterners fly the flag than do residents of the South or the West.
For many Americans, demonstrating patriotism means showing the flag. Overall, 62% say they display the flag at home, in the office, or on their car.
A broad consensus holds that it is harder to be a father now than it was 20 or 30 years ago. But seven-in-ten adults say it’s harder to be a mom today than it was in the past, and only 11% see it as easier.
A new survey also finds that those with homosexual or lesbian relatives or friends are more likely to accept gay marriage and oppose the firing of gay teachers.
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