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Politics<\/b>\nGOP, Democrats even in generic Congressional ballot<\/a>, GWU Battleground Poll\nObama better at protecting environment than improving energy policy<\/a>, Gallup\nCatholic vote tends to track the broader electorate<\/a>, The Wall Street Journal\nLittle relationship between public opinion, policymakers’ agendas<\/a>, The Washington Post\nComparing top GOP and Democratic advertisers’ activity<\/a>, The Cook Political Report\nMost Americans say U.S. doesn’t have a responsibility in Ukraine<\/a>, CBS News<\/p>\n\n Economy<\/b>\nConsumer confidence rebounds in March<\/a>, The Conference Board\nMillennials aren’t abandoning brick-and-mortar banks<\/a>, Bankrate<\/a> via Washington Post\n4.3% of hourly paid workers earned federal minimum wage or less<\/a>, BLS\nManufacturers ended 2013 with strong profit growth<\/a>, The Wall Street Journal\nGrad students driving growing student-debt burden<\/a>, New America Foundation via WSJ\nAre low-wage workers more likely to lose their jobs to computers?<\/a> FiveThirtyEight\nWho pays the most income taxes? People ages 45 and older<\/a>, CNN Money\nMost payday borrowers take out at least seven loans in a row<\/a>, CFPB<\/a> via CNN Money<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n Health & Society<\/b>\nVulnerable populations least informed but most optimistic about ACA<\/a>, USC\nInsurance agents key to Calif.’s success enrolling Asian Americans<\/a>, Kaiser Health News\nHealth insurance affordability prior to ACA rollout, by state<\/a>, The Commonwealth Fund\nCities where the poor are most segregated from everyone else<\/a>, The Atlantic Cities\nProvo-Orem, Utah, leads U.S. communities in well-being index<\/a>, Gallup\nDoctors paid to advise, promote drug companies that fund their research<\/a>, ProPublica\nU.S. smoking declines driven by handful of counties<\/a>, IHME (also NYT writeup<\/a>)\nMentally challenging jobs may stress you out today, but keep you sharp later<\/a>, U. Mich.<\/p>\n\n International\n<\/b>Man-made climate change contributed to some extreme weather in 2013<\/a>, WMO via WaPo\n65% of Europeans have internet access at home, 52% have mobile access<\/a>, Eurobarometer\nGender gap in U.K. life expectancy at birth narrowed 2 years since 1982<\/a>, ONS\nEstimated 7 million global deaths resulted from air pollution exposure<\/a>, report<\/a>, WHO\nIn 2011, half of young adults in Europe were living with parents<\/a>, Eurofound via Guardian\nWhere voting is compulsory, who supports\/opposes it?<\/a> Vanderbilt\/LAPOP<\/p>\n\n Got new data to share? 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