Plurality Sides with Unions Over State or Local Governments
A 44%-plurality of Americans side with labor unions in disputes with state or local governments.
Unions Ensure Fair Treatment
A majority of Americans say union agreements don’t give union workers unfair advantages, but rather ensure fair treatment for workers.
Bloggers Debate the Budget Deficit and Egypt’s Future
Two very different issues led the conversation on the blogosphere last week: the record U.S. deficit and the post-Mubarak transformation in Egypt. On Twitter, the No. 1 topic was self-referential— a list of influential English people who use Twitter.
Religion in the News: Islam Was No. 1 Topic in 2010
Events and controversies related to Islam dominated U.S. press coverage of religion in 2010, bumping the Catholic Church from the top spot, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
Public Still Focused on Egypt as Coverage Fades
Summary of Findings The public’s interest in developments in Egypt remained high last week as the media focused increasingly on domestic debates over how to deal with the fiscal troubles facing many states and how to bring down the federal deficit. About a third of the public (32%) says they followed news about the situation […]
Why don’t you call old people “seniors?”
Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.
Does the Census double count “snowbirds”?
Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.
After Mubarak, Israel Is Unsettled Over Hamas
More Americans Supporting Gay Marriage
In 2010 surveys, 42% of Americans favored same-sex marriage -- up from 37% just in 2009 -- while fewer than half (48%) opposed gay marriage for the first time in Pew Research Center polling.
The Tea Party and Religion
A new analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that Tea Party supporters tend to have conservative opinions not just about economic matters, but also about social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage.
