The survey shows which event U.S. citizens consider to be the single most important event in the last decade. 9 percent consider the election of Barack Obama to be the most important event in the last decade.
What was the single most important event in the past decade?
Of the 2,017 interviews completed, 1,008
interviews were conducted by phone and 1,009 interviews were conducted online. The data presented in this study is reflective of the U.S. Census Bureau demographic
statistics in terms of gender, age, ethnicity, income, education, region, and urbanicity.
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PSB Research. (June 30, 2011). What was the single most important event in the past decade? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195664/what-was-the-single-most-important-event-in-the-last-decade/
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