A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Politics Why a plan to circumvent the Electoral College is doomed, 538 Sortable stats for 14 states with competitive Senate races,  WSJ The many paths to ending a career in the House of Representatives, Sabato’s Crystal Ball Americans more confident in business, state leaders than in federal political leaders, Gallup 49% of voters believe White House had IRS target conservatives, topline, Fox News On expanding pre-K, Americans are divided by party, race, National Journal California voters support expanding pre-K, despite its costs, The Field Poll Less is more: American views on Ukraine, Running Numbers
Economy Four-in-ten say they would feel financial hardship within a month of losing their job, Gallup Unemployment for doctoral scientists, engineers went up, but is below nat’l average, NSF
Health & Society There really are more twins now, Atlantic The richer you are, the older you’ll get, WSJ Who pays for public employee health care costs?, NBER About 16% of people who die in traffic crashes are bikers or pedestrians, Vox Where taxpayer money comes from, Washington Post How Obamacare enrollment got to 8 million, Washington Post
International Asked in recent years, one-third of Crimeans say Ukraine and Russia should merge, 538 Rising inequality in Africa weighs on new consumers, Financial Times Ahead of elections, fewer Algerians want radical reforms, Arab Barometer via WashPost
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