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

Politics Like Bush, many Republicans are moderate on immigration, FiveThirtyEight Within genders, age divides opinions on Obama, Congress, The Wall Street Journal Google’s campaign donations and lobbying money shot up in recent years, WashPost Iowa Republicans surrender record number of state house seats in 2014, U. Minn. New Jersey voters give Christie okay grades on Hurricane Sandy recovery, Quinnipiac

Economy Federal employees’ pay gap shrinks; few women in top jobs, Washington Post Top earners feel the bite of tax increases, The Wall Street Journal Chart: Most of your taxes go to defense, social security and major health programs, Vox More than half of Americans say federal taxes too high, Gallup

Health & Society Which cities are college grads most segregated from everyone else? The Atlantic Cities The typical age of a librarian was about 40 in 1980, and had risen to 51/52 in 2005, 538 Share of large firms offering retiree health benefits to active workers on the decline, KFF Washington’s population growth slows, Washington Post

International Corruption concerns all generations of Indian voters, Gallup As growth slows in India, rural workers have fewer reasons to move to cities, WSJ Military spending continues to fall in the West, but rises everywhere else, SIPRI The Iranian blogosphere is less active than it used to be, report, Washington Post The ‘fragile middle’: Millions face poverty as emerging markets slow, Financial Times In EU, women’s employment rate up to 63% from 58% in 2002, European Commission Prayer over-reported in Muslim world, like churchgoing in North America, Vox Modest trade growth anticipated for 2014 and 2015 following two-year slump, WTO

Random Sample 6 charts on how America has changed since ‘Mad Men,’ Vox

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