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September 2010

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September 21, 2010

70% Concerned Americans Have Become Too Dependent on Computers, Electronic Devices

Americans are concerned that, in today’s technological age, we may have become too dependent on electronic devices such as computers and calculators.

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September 19, 2010

67% Say They Are Better Informed Than 10 Years Ago

While newspapers and broadcast outlets struggle to survive in the Internet age, two-out-of-three Americans (67%) feel they are more informed today than they were 10 years ago. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just eight percent (8%) consider themselves less informed these days, while 22% think their level of knowledge is about the same.

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September 16, 2010

71% Favor Jailing Sex Offenders Indefinitely If Necessary

Seventy-one percent (71%) of Americans say corrections systems should be allowed to hold sex offenders indefinitely if they believe the offender will strike again, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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September 3, 2010

76% of Adult Egg Consumers Are Not Cutting Down Because of Recall

Following a nationwide FDA recall on eggs, only 19% of Americans who eat eggs at least once a month say the recent recall has caused them to cut down on the amount of eggs they normally eat.