2012

short readsNov 12, 2012

Nearly Half Support Legalization of Marijuana

In 2011, 45% of Americans favored and 50% opposed the legalization of marijuana.
featureNov 12, 2012

Catholics’ Views of U.S. Bishops

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will meet in Baltimore for their annual Fall General Assembly on Nov. 12-15. Seven-in-ten Catholics say they are very (24%) or somewhat satisfied (46%) with the leadership of the American bishops, according to a Pew Research Center Survey.
reportNov 9, 2012

Obama’s Global Challenges

American elections are consequential events and President Obama’s reelection is likely to bring to a head a number of long-smoldering economic and strategic concerns. His biggest challenge may be to bridge the divides among the American people and with America’s allies.
reportNov 9, 2012

Behind Gay Marriage Momentum, Regional Gaps Persist

Supporters of same-sex marriage won key victories in several states Tuesday, including the first instances in which laws allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally were approved by voters. This comes at a time when support for same-sex marriage has been on the rise. Across four Pew Research Center surveys this year, 48% of Americans […]
short readsNov 9, 2012

Veterans, Public Say Americans Don’t Understand Military Life

More than eight-in-ten veterans of the post-9/11 wars say the American public has little understanding of the problems those in the military face.
short readsNov 9, 2012

Big Political Divide on Proposals to Raise Taxes on Wealthy

In a pre-election poll, there was a 43 percentage point gap between Obama voters saying that taxes should be raised on the wealthy and the number of Romney supporters who agreed.
reportNov 8, 2012

Transatlantic Relations in Obama’s Second Term

The re-election of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States has ramifications—good, bad and indifferent—for transatlantic relations.
reportNov 8, 2012

Mobile Health 2012

Half of smartphone owners use their devices to get health information and one-fifth of smartphone owners have health apps
reportNov 8, 2012

Go mobile

The market for mobile-ready health information continues to grow, even as health apps are just simmering along (in terms of consumer adoption, anyway).
reportNov 7, 2012

FAQ: The Pew Research Center’s Work with Google

The Pew Research Center recently released an instant reaction poll gauging public views about the outcome of the presidential election, conducted online with Google. Director of Survey Research Scott Keeter describes the project.