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reportMar 28, 2012

NextLibraries: What do Americans want from their libraries?

Laurie Putnam at Next Libraries has a great post up discussing the plans of our new research initiative to study libraries in the digital age.
presentationMar 28, 2012

Baby Boomers and Technology

How Baby Boomers use technology
reportMar 27, 2012

Trayvon Martin Killing Is Public’s Top News Story

Overview The growing controversy over the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida was the public’s top story last week, though African Americans express far greater interest in news about the killing than do whites. Overall, a quarter of Americans (25%) say they followed news about the African American teenager killed by a community […]
reportMar 27, 2012

CIA drone war in Pakistan in sharp decline
short readsMar 27, 2012

More than Four-in-Ten Americans Approve of Increase in Intermarriage

More than four-in-ten Americans (43%) view the increase in intermarriage as a societal change for the better, while about one-in-ten (11%) hold the opposite view. The rest of the public says it doesn’t make a difference.
short readsMar 27, 2012

Most State Prison Chaplains Say Religious Switching Common Among Inmates

About three-quarters of state prison chaplains (77%) say that a lot or some religious switching occurs among inmates in the prisons where they work.
short readsMar 27, 2012

Men Gain More Jobs Than Women During the Economic Recovery

Employment for men increased by 2.6 million jobs between the fourth quarter of 2009 and the fourth quarter of 2011. The gain in jobs was four times that of women, but was still not enough to bring male employment back to its pre-recession level.
short readsMar 27, 2012

Democratic Party’s Image Improves; GOP Ratings Stay Negative

About half (49%) the public now has a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, up from 43% in January. Impressions of the Republican Party remain negative.
reportMar 26, 2012

Public Remains Split on Health Care Bill, Opposed to Mandate

As the 2010 Affordable Care Act comes before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, surveys show that the public remains divided over the basic law. However, majorities continue to oppose the key element of the bill before the Court this week – the requirement that all Americans buy health insurance or face a penalty. A […]
reportMar 26, 2012

Religion and the 2012 Louisiana Republican Primary

Rick Santorum got his first clear victory among Catholics in Saturday’s Louisiana primary in addition to winning among white evangelical Christians, people who attend worship services weekly and voters who say it is at least somewhat important to have a candidate who shares their religious beliefs.