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...Percentage of 1,500 Internet users, ages 10 to 17, who said in a nationwide survey they had received unwanted sexual solicitations online, down from 19% in a similar survey conducted five years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Aug. 21, 2006 | 8/13/2006 | See Source »

...Percentage of solicitations sent from off-line acquaintances, up from 3% in the previous survey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Aug. 21, 2006 | 8/13/2006 | See Source »

...ground there was not fertile. Sadly, it is. Although the British Muslim community, 1.6 million strong, is not the largest in Europe, it plays host, says French terrorism analyst Roland Jacquard, to "arguably the largest number of radicalized young men." Polls bear out that conclusion. In a survey for Britain's Channel 4 this year, no less than 22% of Muslims agreed with the proposition that the subway bombings were justified because of "British support for the war on terror." Those under 24 were twice as likely to excuse the attacks as those over 45. A recent Pew study found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Such Lovely Lads | 8/13/2006 | See Source »

Older consumers have a reputation for being slow to adopt new technologies, but big-screen TVs seem to be an exception. A January 2004 survey by the Consumer Electronics Association found that 18% of adults of all ages owned an HDTV and that the rate for those over 50 was on par, at 17% overall and 19% for over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Want HDTV? | 8/13/2006 | See Source »

That is good news for TV manufacturers and retailers because people over 50 tend to have more disposable income. But boomers can be cheap, er, price conscious. When a March 2005 Harris Interactive survey asked consumers whether they planned to buy an HDTV within a year, it found a relatively small age gap: 32% of 18-to-27-year-olds said yes, as did 28% of those 40 to 58 and 23% of those 59 or older. But although 29% of consumers in the youngest group said they would be willing to spend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Want HDTV? | 8/13/2006 | See Source »

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