A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Politics Fewer Americans think Obama is respected on world stage, Gallup About half of Ohio voters favor legal marijuana, same-sex marriage, Quinnipiac Nearly half of Marylanders say pot should be legal, topline, The Washington Post Healthcare premium differentials could affect midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal
Economy Brighter job picture for this year’s law-school grads — if they worked last summer, WSJ Another look at retiring Boomers and labor force participation, Business Insider Energy trade is a key part of overall U.S. trade flows, Energy Information Administration
Health & Society 29% of voters haven’t watched any live TV in past week, Politico Who does the NYT mention more — economists or political scientists?, The Monkey Cage The state of America today, in 25 maps and charts, The Washington Post Most nonmarital births unintended, but not always unwanted, Institute for Family Studies Tax lawsuits edge downward, TRAC Syracuse
International Women commute as long as men, but cover shorter distances, World Bank EU job market dividing along north-south line, European Commission Euro area annual inflation stable at 0.8%, Eurostat Canadian senior couples closer in age; more are divorced, separated, Statistics Canada 53.7% of China’s population lived in cities in 2013, up 1.2%, National Bureau of Statistics Do city residents live longer than their national average? Guardian
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