Over half in France worry about losing home(一半法国人担心失

PARIS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Over half people in France are worried about losing home, with 12 percent saying it's "very possible," which is three times more than the level of two years ago, according to a recent poll¹.
    Emmaus, homelessness charity organization, and CSA, a leading market research firm in France, jointly² carried out the survey（vt. 俯瞰,眺望;调查,审视,概括地观察） that asked 1,000 people about their living condition.

    Some 56 percent responders（n. 回答者,响应者） admitted worry about being homeless, up from 47 percent in December 2007. The number of people said losing home "very possible" has increased to 12 percent from 4 percent in the same period.

    In the poll released³ on Thursday, Emmaus estimated(估计) there were 100,000 people sleeping on the streets in France.

    Sixty-four percent responders thought the government should be the responsibility taker for the welfare of those people sleeping on the street.

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1 poll   

n.民意测验，民意调查，选举投票

参考例句：

• The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.选举结果要到午夜才能揭晓。
• They expected a heavy poll.他们期望会有很高的投票数。

2 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

3 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。