More than half of Americans look forward to Super Bowl XLVIII
A majority of Americans were looking forward to this year’s Super Bowl when asked in early January.
How an Ageing Population Will Change the World
Chart of the Week: 63 years of global climate change
More than six decades of global temperature data, condensed into a 15-second visualization.
Data Feed: Hispanics and the American Dream, earned-income credit by county, Islamic banking
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Atlantic: The U.S. puts ‘moderate’ restrictions on religious freedom
Countdown to Sochi Olympics: What the world thinks of Russia
Russia is hoping that the Sochi Olympics will showcase the country, but when it comes to global public opinion toward Russia, much of the world has unfavorable or mixed views.
More Now See Failure than Success in Iraq, Afghanistan
Survey Report After more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the public does not think the United States has achieved its goals in either country. About half of Americans (52%) say the U.S. has mostly failed to achieve its goals in Afghanistan while 38% say it has mostly succeeded. Opinions about the […]
Views of health care law among uninsured Americans turn more negative
The share of Americans without insurance who have an unfavorable view of the health care law outnumber those with positive views by almost two-to-one.
Asian Americans split on whether U.S. immigration system works or needs a major overhaul
45% of Asian Americans say the U.S. immigration system “works pretty well and requires only minor changes” while 47% say the system “needs to be completely rebuilt” or “needs major changes.”
