report | Apr 18, 2013
By Scott Keeter The survey data from the Pew Research Center’s 2011 survey of Muslim Americans are available to researchers for downloading. The dataset can be downloaded on the Datasets page of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. The telephone survey of 1,033 randomly-selected Muslim Americans was the second such study conducted […]
report | Nov 7, 2012
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.
report | Oct 16, 2012
Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research, answers questions about the factors behind the growing partisan gap in American politics.
report | Oct 3, 2012
In our surveys this summer, we added a question about mobile internet connectivity to help us capture internet users who may access the internet on mobile devices.
report | Sep 17, 2012
Pollsters sometimes match a “generic” Republican or Democratic candidate against an incumbent, or use a generic ballot to forecast which party is ahead in congressional elections. How to read these polls.
report | Sep 17, 2012
Assessing the value of using the labels "moderate," "liberal" and "conservative" to describe the electorate.
report | Sep 12, 2012
Mark Hugo Lopez, associate director, Pew Hispanic Center, discusses the importance of the Latino Vote in the 2012 presidential election.
report | Aug 29, 2012
Pew Research Center experts answer questions about our survey results and methodology.
report | Aug 29, 2012
Scott Keeter, director of survey research, explains why pollsters switch from registered voters to likely voters in their samples as Election Day nears, and how the Pew Research Center determines who is likely to vote.
report | Aug 23, 2012
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.