A Tax Fight Fuels the Economic Narrative
President Obama’s deficit reduction plan set off a partisan skirmish that generated major headlines last week. The second biggest story, the presidential campaign, was marked by a shaky debate performance by GOP frontrunner Rick Perry. And the latest chapter in the intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict registered as the No. 3 topic.
Public Opinion on the Death Penalty
A 2010 Pew Research Center survey found that most Americans (62%) continue to express support for the death penalty for persons convicted of murder, while 30% oppose it. This is nearly identical to the level of support in 2007 but somewhat lower than earlier in the 2000s and especially the 1990s.
How many U.S. residents were missed in the census?
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Isn’t dividing people into “liberals,” “moderates” and “conservatives” too simplistic?
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How do I compare polls that sample “all adults” to ones that use “registered voters”?
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What is the value of the “generic ballot” in campaign polls?
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What new uses of the Internet might emerge in the 2012 campaign?
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Press Widely Criticized, But Trusted More than Other Information Sources
Overview Negative opinions about the performance of news organizations now equal or surpass all-time highs on nine of 12 core measures the Pew Research Center has been tracking since 1985. However, these bleak findings are put into some perspective by the fact that news organizations are more trusted sources of information than are many other […]
Census Bureau Releases 2010 American Community Survey Data
The Census Bureau today released data from the 2010 American Community Survey that expands on the basic demographics in the 2010 Census. Links to the data and special reports are included in this posting.
