The rising cost of housing continues to be the single biggest factor undermining residents' satisfaction with life in Los Angeles County, according to the fourth annual Quality of Life Index.
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2019
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Twitter users in the United States are younger, better educated and more left-leaning than the general population, a survey showed Wednesday.
Internet
Apr 24, 2019
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From choir and cheerleading to soccer and student council, extracurricular school activities keep students engaged—but cost may be among barriers that prevent some children from participating, a new national poll suggests.
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2019
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A new study in the Review of Economic Studies finds that U.S. counties with more historical immigration have higher incomes, less poverty, and lower unemployment today.
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2019
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Men hold nearly all primary breadwinning positions in top income households, and the glass ceiling that has hindered women's advancement in the workplace is more extensive than previously thought, a new study by University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2019
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Smartphone use has become the norm in most developed nations, while many emerging economies are showing sharp gains, a global survey showed Tuesday.
Business
Feb 05, 2019
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People with higher incomes and more education tend to have greater access to urban green spaces than their less privileged neighbours, a new University of British Columbia study of parks and greenery in 10 major North American ...
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2019
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A new study released today reveals that helping lower-income high school freshman to regulate their test-taking anxiety can cut their biology course failure rates in half. The study, published in Proceedings of the National ...
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2019
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Singapore households from different socioeconomic groups vary significantly in their use of water and electricity for heat relief, according to a recent study conducted by Associate Professor Alberto Salvo from the Department ...
Economics & Business
Dec 21, 2018
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University of Alberta sociologists found that over time, people with higher incomes grew less concerned with a range of social issues.
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2018
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