2014

short readsJan 29, 2014

Data Feed: Social-media SOTU, obesity rising for poor teens, Syrian refugees

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
reportJan 28, 2014

On immigration, Republicans favor path to legal status, but differ over citizenship
short readsJan 28, 2014

On immigration, Republicans favor path to legal status, but differ over citizenship

As House Republicans plan to roll out their own proposals to reform the nation’s immigration system, polls continue to show a majority of Americans support some pathway to legal status for the 11.7 million unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. Roughly-two thirds of Americans favor either a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants (54%) or […]
short readsJan 28, 2014

Obama’s approval number is near his lowest as he delivers State of the Union address

President Obama’s job approval rating stands at 43% as he prepares to deliver his State of the Union address.
short readsJan 28, 2014

Data Feed: State of the Union, medical expenses, intolerance in Europe

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
short readsJan 28, 2014

Local TV audiences bounce back

Bucking a long-range trend of declining viewership, the audience for local TV news grew in all three major time slots in 2013.
reportJan 27, 2014

Anxiety Rising Over Relations Between Japan and China
short readsJan 27, 2014

Another year of lackluster payroll growth

Nonfarm payroll jobs grew by 1.6% between December 2012 and December 2013.
short readsJan 27, 2014

Despite recovery, fewer Americans identify as middle class

Today about as many Americans identify themselves as lower or lower-middle class (40%) as say they are in the middle class (44%).
reportJan 27, 2014

Vancouver Councillor Tim Stevenson Preps for Sochi

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Data Feed: Social-media SOTU, obesity rising for poor teens, Syrian refugees

On immigration, Republicans favor path to legal status, but differ over citizenship

On immigration, Republicans favor path to legal status, but differ over citizenship

Obama’s approval number is near his lowest as he delivers State of the Union address

Data Feed: State of the Union, medical expenses, intolerance in Europe

Local TV audiences bounce back

Anxiety Rising Over Relations Between Japan and China

Another year of lackluster payroll growth

Vancouver Councillor Tim Stevenson Preps for Sochi