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SURVEY: Young Adults Are Most Stressed Generation

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new survey released Thursday says young adults, between 18 and 33-years-old, are more stressed than any other generation.

USA Today says the online survey was conducted in August 2012 by Harris Interactive for the American Psychological Association and was taken by 2,020 U.S. adults (18 and older).

Results of the survey say the average stress level of adults in 2012 was 4.9 on a 10-point scale, where one means [...]

Friends with health benefits: How couples in casual relationships are more likely to practice safe sex

More likely to use condoms, study reveals
But less likely to be satisfied or able to talk about sex

They may be an emotional minefield to negotiate – but it seems ‘friends with benefits’ relationships do at least have one advantage.

A new study has found that no strings couples are more likely to practice safe sex than those in traditional partnerships.

An online survey of 376 people, mostly in their mid-20s, revealed at [...]

Half of recent college grads take jobs that require only HS degree

After four years of college, many graduates are ending up in jobs that only require the ability to operate a cash register with a smile.

After commencement, a growing number young people say they have no choice but to take low-skilled jobs, according to a survey released this week. And while 63% of “Generation Y” workers — those age 18 to 29 — have a bachelor’s degree, the majority of the [...]

At least seven-in-ten Britons (70%), Americans (74%) and Canadians (78%) believe personal marijuana use shouldn’t be require jail time.

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Americans, Britons and Canadians Endorse Alternative Penalties

Few respondents in the three countries believe their respective prison systems are equipped to allow prisoners to re-enter society.

People in the United States, Britain and Canada hold differing views on specific elements of their justice systems, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.

The online survey of representative national samples shows that respondents support the notion of using alternative penalties rather than [...]

Doomsday Survey: 51% of Americans Believe a Financial Collapse Is Imminent; 85% Say Country Is Overwhelmingly Under-Prepared

Mac Slavo
March 13th, 2012
SHTFplan.com

A recent survey of 1,007 nationally representative Americans ages 18 and over suggests that most of us believe a doomsday scenario of some kind will occur in the next twenty five years.

With three million preppers in the U.S. getting ready for widespread disaster, gun sales sky rocketing, and retail precious metals purchases at unprecedented levels, the results of the survey performed by Kelton Research on behalf of National Geographic shouldn’t [...]

This is an interesting article and might be the new normal:

WSJ: No More Résumés, Say Some Firms

Union Square Ventures recently posted an opening for an investment analyst.

Instead of asking for résumés, the New York venture-capital firm—which has invested in Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga and other technology companies—asked applicants to send links representing their “Web presence,” such as a Twitter account or Tumblr blog. Applicants also had to submit short videos demonstrating their interest in the position.

Union Square says its process nets better-quality [...]

POLL: One In Five Aussies Have No Spare Money

THE steel grip on consumer spending has tightened to the point that the number of Australians saying they have no cash is worse than during the global financial crisis.

In a disastrous sign for already battered retailers, a Nielsen worldwide consumer confidence poll reveals almost one-in-five Aussies have no spare money after paying for essentials as they face an onslaught of rising utility and food [...]

Shock: Over 55 day wait’ to see doctor in Massachusetts

From NYpost:

A 2010 IBD/TPP Poll found that 45% of doctors would at least consider leaving their practices or taking early retirement as a result of the new health care law. And, an online survey by Sermo.com, a sort of Facebook for physicians, found that 26% of physicians in solo practices were considering closing. Of course, not every doctor who told these polls that he or [...]

Shocking: One-third of Canadians DONT Have enough money to live on

By The Canadian Press

TORONTO – Nearly one-third of Canadians that responded to a recent survey backed by a major Canadian bank said they didn’t have enough money to cover living expenses.

An online survey completed for TD Canada Trust (TSX:TD) also found that 54 per cent of the 1,003 people who answered said it was a real struggle or impossible to save.

The report, released Wednesday, says that [...]

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