Data Feed: Marijuana gains in Ohio, Maryland; more jobs for law-school grads; women’s commuting patterns
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Pakistan Mustn’t Surrender
February 2014 Political Survey
More hate crimes motivated by victims’ ethnicity
In about half of the cases of reported hate crimes, victims believed their ethnic background motivated the offender.
Chart of the Week: How metro areas drive the U.S. economy
A handful of metropolitan areas generate the bulk of U.S. economic activity.
Data Feed: Clinton’s public image, consumer spending and education, cat bites and depression
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Q/A: How Pew Research mapped the conversations on Twitter
A conversation with Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Internet Project, about the project's new report on mapping Twitter conversations.
Behind Facebook’s WhatsApp purchase: A global appetite for texting
A median of 78% of mobile phone owners in emerging countries used their devices for texting.
Mapping Twitter Topic Networks: From Polarized Crowds to Community Clusters
People connect to form groups on Twitter for a variety of purposes. The networks they create have identifiable contours that are shaped by the topic being discussed, the information and influencers driving the conversation, and the social network structures of the participants.
Couples, the Internet, and Social Media
As technology becomes more deeply integrated into people’s lives, couples are feeling both the positive and negative effects of digital communications tools in their relationships.
