The report, Public Attitudes Towards the Gaelic Language, followed a survey of the general public and a separate survey of 56 fluent Gaelic speakers.
This compares with a figure of just 2.6% in a similar survey of the general population.
Increased awareness on laws and regulations: The survey indicated a general lack of awareness of law as one of the deterrents for anti-corruption enforcement.
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For example, a recent national opinion survey of likely general election voters done for Secure America Now by Democratic political strategist Pat Caddell and Republican pollster John McLaughlin established a stunning fact: 96% of Americans consider national security to be important when considering candidates for the presidency, with 67% saying it is very important.
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Forbes contributor Steve Denning recently wrote two pieces, one about the most hated jobs, using data from another jobs website, CareerBliss, and a piece about the supposedly happiest jobs from a Christian Science Monitor slide show about a four-year-old General Social Survey by the National Organization for Research at the University of Chicago.
"The cost of time survey is a good indicator of the general health of the profession on an annual basis and it's clear that the effects of the recession are not over, " she said.
Specifically, an executive summary of a Defense Department survey was written by the department's General Counsel, Jeh Johnson, before the survey was even begun on July 7, 2010.
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The 2010 General Social Survey reported that Hispanics are more than a third likelier than non-Hispanics to say that the government should do more to improve standards of living for the needy (39% to 26%).
The General Lifestyle Survey found in that time the proportion owning a house with a mortgage fell from 40% to 35%.
According to a survey by market researcher Brandimensions, consumers saw the sweetheart terms from General Motors, Ford Motor and, to a lesser extent, DaimlerChrysler, as signs that their cars weren't good enough to stand on their own.
Salary.com, a 14-year-old career website owned by IBM that supplies job seekers with free general salary information and more detailed information for a fee, just released a survey where it asked workers how they waste time at work.
The MCS found a general rise in problems at beaches in Wales and the west of England over the survey period.
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In general, the survey was well received and people were willing to talk, although a few showed reluctance to answer some questions because of a lack of awareness about particular issues.
But Bahrul Hayat, secretary general of Indonesia's Religious Affairs Ministry, told the Associated Press news agency that a government survey from last year showed that religious harmony in the country was strong.
For example, the General Social Survey has long found three-quarters of Americans saying everyone should have to get a permit from the local police before buying a gun.
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Data from the General Social Survey, for instance, shows businesses with employee stock plans laid off workers at a rate of just 2.6% in 2010, compared with 12.1% at companies without such plans.
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