Data Feed: Campaign spending caps, global economic recovery, America’s seniors and tech use
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
News revenue declines despite growth from new sources
The sources of the estimated $63-$65 billion dollars supporting print, online and broadcast news has shifted, with advertising dollars declining and audience payments, in the form of subscriptions, for example, comprising a bigger share.
Data Feed: Obama vs. Putin, how spending changes with age, Ukraine’s demographic changes
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Feds may be rethinking the drug war, but states have been leading the way
Faced with overcrowded prisons and soaring correctional costs, states are rethinking how to define and punish drug crimes.
Hispanics punch below their weight in midterm elections
Hispanics have voted in record numbers in recent years, but their turnout rate continues to lag behind whites and blacks, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census data.
Catholics, other Christians support immigration reform, but say faith plays small role
Three-quarters of American adults say that immigrants living in the United States illegally should be able to stay. Catholics as a whole closely resemble the general public on this view, though Hispanic Catholics are much more supportive than non-Hispanic white Catholics. Majorities of other religious groups also support allowing undocumented immigrants to remain in the country.
Data Feed: New high in Obamacare support, household income rises, population falls in small town America
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Americans: Disengaged, feeling less respected, but still see U.S. as world’s military superpower
Polls show that Americans don’t want to get too involved in Ukraine’s problems with Russian encroachment, just as they have been disinclined to get drawn into other recent world trouble spots, including Syria, Egypt and Libya.
Many around the world see climate change as a major threat
An international panel of scientists warned yesterday of that the world is already experiencing the effects of climate change and it will get worse -- highlighting a problem that people in many countries see as a major threat.
Data Feed: New climate change report, survey of Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, the 1% versus the 0.01%
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
