|
14% |
35% |
42% |
Average increase in requests for emergency food assistance in 25 U.S. cities from 2003 to 2004. | Americans who have divorced. | Americans of low personal religiosity who perceive Islam as violent. |
8% |
34% |
65% |
Improvement in the U.S. employment rate from November 2003 to November 2004. | Married born-again adults who divorced after they became Christians. | Americans of high personal religiosity who perceive Islam as violent. |
Sources: U.S. Conference of Mayors-Sodexho USA Hunger and Homelessness Survey; Bureau of Labor Statistics; The Barna Group; Media and Society Research Group, Cornell University
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Sources: U.S. Conference of MayorsSodexho USA Hunger and Homelessness Survey 2004, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Barna, Media and Society Research Group, Cornell University.
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