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Does the U.S. Public Trust the Fairness of a Jury?

Feb 4th, 2008 • Posted in: Statline


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Nations Ranked by Environmental Benchmarks

Jan 28th, 2008 • Posted in: Statline

The 2008 Environmental Performance Index from the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University was released last week. The index ranks nations based on “broadly-accepted targets for environmental performance and measures how close each country comes to these goals.” The top five and bottom five nations in this year’s rankings, which were released at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, appear below:

Top Five:

1. Switzerland
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. Finland
5. Costa Rica

Bottom Five:

145. Mali
146. Mauritania
147. Sierra Leone
148. Angola
149. Niger

Source: 2008 Environmental Performance Index from Yale University and Columbia University

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How Important is Marriage as a Sign of Commitment?

Jan 22nd, 2008 • Posted in: Statline


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Voters’ View of “Moral Values” May Not Match Pollsters’ Analysis: Survey

Jan 14th, 2008 • Posted in: Statline



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Optimism about Coming Year Declines in U.S.

Jan 7th, 2008 • Posted in: Statline


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Survey Finds Widespread Data Breaches

Dec 31st, 2007 • Posted in: Statline


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Europeans Keeping an Eye on Upcoming U.S. Election

Dec 17th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline

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Talk and Walk Out of Step in the Hospital Hallways

Dec 10th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline

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Survey Paints Bleak Picture of On-the-Job Ethics

Dec 3rd, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



The Holiday Gets Green

Nov 26th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



U.S. Blacks Expect Improvement in Quality of Life

Nov 19th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



What Employees Really Do on Sick Days

Nov 13th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



More Say Unhealthy Lifestyles Should Not Incur Higher Healthcare Premiums

Nov 5th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



More See U.S. as Divided Between Haves and Have-nots

Oct 29th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



Most Workers Satisfied with Their Job: Survey

Oct 22nd, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



How the U.S. Public Views Religious Believers

Oct 15th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



Divorce is Better for Kids Than Parents’ Miserable Marriage: Public

Oct 8th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



SCHIP Veto Not Supported by Public, Wall Street Journal Poll Finds

Oct 1st, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



U.S. Mood Shifts Since 2001

Sep 24th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline



Do You Do the Taboo?

Sep 17th, 2007 • Posted in: Statline