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July 2009

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July 24, 2009

52% of Twitter Users Concerned about Safety of Personal Information

Twitter is the latest social networking craze on the Internet, but a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% of Twitter users are concerned about the safety of their personal information on the site. Twenty-six percent (26%) are very concerned.

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July 22, 2009

46% Say TV News More Reliable Than Internet, 35% Disagree

Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans say they still consider network television news programs a more reliable source of news than the Internet.

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July 21, 2009

51% Oppose U.S. Manned Mission to Mars

Buzz Aldrin, one of the three U.S. astronauts who first walked on the moon in 1969, says America’s next goal should be sending a manned mission to Mars, but just 29% of Americans agree.

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July 17, 2009

70% Believe Number of Homeless Families Will Increase Over Next Year

Seventy percent (70%) of American adults say the number of homeless families in the country will increase over the next year, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just seven percent (7%) expect that number to decline, while 19% think it will stay about the same.

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July 14, 2009

41% of Americans Say They Are Overweight

Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans say they are overweight, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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July 3, 2009

36% Say Road Rage Is Growing in America

Thirty-six percent (36%) of Americans say road rage is increasing in the United States, while 42% say it’s staying about the same.