A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Politics Majority of Americans and Mexicans, consider bilateral relations good, The Chicago Council Voters regret Obamacare; 64% say corruption at IRS, topline, Fox News
Economy Economists say Old Man Winter is taking a toll, The Wall Street Journal Unemployment breakdowns in the U.S. and Europe, The Wall Street Journal West Virginia has lowest payroll to population ratio, Gallup U.S. small business owners’ optimism is up, Gallup Gap between most, least expensive housing markets still wide, The Wall Street Journal
Health & Society State laws affect rates of indoor tanning among female high school students, CDC Household food security and SNAP presentation, USDA via Census In U.S., 14% of those ages 24 to 34 are living with parents, Gallup Rising inequality in postsecondary education, Brookings ICE success in obtaining removal orders drops to 50%, TRAC Syracuse How the world uses emoticons on Facebook, UC Berkeley Scientific or technological breakthroughs typically come to people in late 30s, NBER
International Winter Olympic buzz on Facebook around the world, Business Insider The political economy of Dutch speed skating success, The Monkey Cage Jobs recovery progresses in advanced economies, The Conference Board Tokyo tops list of world’s most expensive cities, Guardian World households growing at faster rate than world population, The Atlantic Cities Updated fact sheet for tropical disease Yaws, World Health Organization China’s consumer price index up 2.5%, National Bureau of Statistics of China Euro-zone recovery picks up slightly, The Wall Street Journal
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