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State of the nation ... part II: in our last issue, we presented nine articles that used results from the 2000 census, and other hard data, to paint pictures of where our nation is heading demographically. Below are four essays that complete the collection.(Polling Data)

The American Enterprise

| June 01, 2002 | Bowman, Karlyn; Buchanan, Patrick; Katz, Bruce; Berube, Alan; Hagstrom, Jerry | COPYRIGHT 2002 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Last Decade From A to Z

By Karlyn Bowman

A. From 1990 to 2001, the proportion of Americans telling Gallup interviewers that abortion should be legal under any circumstances fell from 31 to 26 percent. Those stating it should be legal only under certain circumstances rose slightly from 53 to 56 percent. And respondents saying abortion should be illegal in all circumstances moved from 12 to 17 percent. The actual number of abortions carried out fell about 15 percent during the decade.

B. Bankruptcies rose sharply during the 1990s--due to liberalization of the law, relaxed credit-card requirements, and expansion of legalized gambling. The hot ...

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