Data Feed: Record low want their representative re-elected, best and worst states, Facebook responds
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Overall book readership stable, but e-books becoming more popular
The typical U.S. adult read five books in the past 12 months.
E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership Jumps
The proportion of Americans who read e-books is growing, but few have completely replaced print books for electronic versions.
The social life of health information
Our national survey finds that seven-in-ten (72%) adult internet users say they have searched online for information about a range of health issues, the most popular being specific diseases and treatments.
Twitter users give Christie negative marks on bridge scandal
Methodology https://legacy.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/01/10/twitter-users-give-christie-negative-marks-on-bridge-scandal/ This analysis employed media research methods that combined Pew Research’s content analysis rules with computer coding software developed by Crimson Hexagon. This report is based on examinations of more than 250,000 tweets. Crimson Hexagon is a software platform that identifies statistical patterns in words used in online texts. Researchers enter key terms using […]
Twitter users give Christie negative marks on bridge scandal
Criticism of the governor among users outnumbered defenders by about 3-to-1 after news broke of e-mails linking his office to closing down traffic lanes in an act of political revenge.
Data Feed: Jobs report, Twitter and news, gender preferences
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers. Politics Liberal self-identification edges up in 2013, Gallup For first time, most lawmakers worth over $1 Million, Center for Responsive Politics Why people call themselves “independent” even when they aren’t, The Washington Post Employment Unemployment rate drops to […]
African Americans and Technology Use
While African Americans continue to trail whites when it comes to internet use and home broadband adoption overall, young African Americans are just as likely as their white counterparts to use the internet and have especially high rates of Twitter use.
More than half of cell owners affected by ‘distracted walking’
More than half of all adult cellphone owners have been on the giving or receiving end of a distracted walking encounter.
Social Media Update 2013
42% of online adults use multiple social networking sites, but Facebook remains the platform of choice
