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Men and women in same-sex couples are more likely to commute by public transport and less likely to drive to work than those in different-sex couples, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Exeter Business School analyzed how sexual orientation impacts on choice of transport to work, using data from the American Community Survey comprising 3 million working age households. They found a 'sexual orientation gap' that was particularly stark among men, with gay and bisexual men in same-sex couples 7% more likely to commute by public transport (for women the gap was 3%) and 13% less...

Each year, a representative sample of 3.5 million addresses nationwide is randomly selected to participate in the American Community Survey (ACS), which provides information on the economic, social, housing, and demographic characteristics of communities on a continuous basis.1 Data from the ACS influences how more than $675 billion in federal and state funds are spent each year. For the ACS to be a rich, valuable source of information for local communities, it must occasionally be revised to reflect our changing nation. A revised question can be clearer, easier to understand, and yield a higher response rate; revisions may also remove...

Don’t let Hillary Clinton’s victory in South Carolina and on Super Tuesday fool you. Her support from the black community has been strong in the primary race so far. Nonetheless, this community’s current loyalty is based on an outdated ideological model. The politics of grievance alone will no longer work. She is simply a more substantive candidate than Senator Bernie Sanders. Unlike her husband—famously dubbed the “first black president” by novelist Toni Morrison, Secretary Clinton does not appear to have the monolithic black support that Democratic frontrunners often take for granted. A surprising number of high profile black leaders have...