Publications

Heading into their first debate Thursday evening, what Republican candidates for the presidency need most is to gain visibility. The latest News Interest Index survey finds Clinton and Obama are far more visible, even to Republicans.

Support for government programs to help disadvantaged Americans, as well as sympathy for the plight of the poor, have surged since 1994 and returned to levels last seen in 1990 prior to welfare reform, with gains occurring among virtually every major social, political and demographic group.

Indicators of voter sentiment suggest most of the public wants change and may likely vote Democratic next year. Are aspirants for the GOP nomination wasting their time? Don't be too sure.

That's the number of Americans who agree that "we should get even with any country that tries to take advantage of the United States" -- the lowest number in favor of getting even against other countries in 20 years.

That's the portion of Gen Nexters -- Americans ages 18-25 -- who say they exercise on at least a weekly basis -- though not all Gen Next pastimes are healthy ones.

There is broad agreement among the public that it is harder to be a parent today - especially a mother - than it was in the 1970s or 1980s.

Summary of Findings From managing busy schedules to dealing with outside influences, mothers have their hands full these days. There is broad agreement among the public that it is harder to be a parent today – especially a mother – than it was in the 1970s or 1980s. Fully 70% of the public says it […]

Summary of Findings Heading into their first debate Thursday evening, what Republican candidates for the presidency need most is to gain visibility. The latest News Interest Index survey finds that two Democratic candidates – Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama – continue to be far and away the most visible, even to Republicans. When asked to […]

This presentation addresses the following question: What does user behavior tell us about the right way for information providers to reach people? It does so by examining four propositions about what users value from the internet and online commun...

Four years after President Bush declared that "In the Battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed," a solid majority of the public (59%) says that the continuing military effort in Iraq is not going well. And, for the first time, a 51%-majority expresses the view that the United States will probably fail, or definitely fail, in establishing a stable democratic government in Iraq.