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    The Internet Circa 1998

    In 1998, 57% of non-internet users said they worry “not at all” about missing out on something by not going online.

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    Embryonic Stem Cell Research Divides States

    President Bush’s decision to again veto legislation allowing federal funding puts the issue squarely in states’ hands – and some states are already vying to lure scientists and investors.

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    Bloomberg Well Known, But of Limited Appeal for Now

    Michael Bloomberg has created some excitement in the political world about a possible run for the presidency by dropping his Republican affiliation. But a recent nationwide Pew voter survey found that while the New York mayor is relatively well known, his appeal is very modest at this point. Read full analysis at Pewresearch.org

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    Are Americans out of Sync with Economic Reality?

    If economists and real estate experts are correct in saying that the U.S. housing market is not only in a slump but likely to remain there for some time to come, that will come as a surprise to a (62%) majority of Americans who expect home prices to continue the upward trend of recent years. […]

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    How Serious Is Polling’s Cell-Only Problem?

    According to government statistics released last month, nearly 13% of U.S. households cannot now be reached by the typical telephone survey because they have only a cell phone and no landline telephone, and the share of Americans who are cell-only is increasing rapidly. To monitor this problem, the Pew Research Center conducted four studies in […]

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    Don’t Blame Me: It’s the Phone’s Fault!

    Pew Internet’s typology of information and communications technology users tells us a lot about how far along we are — or aren’t — in the "information society."

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    Why Change the Channel?

    Summary of Findings In spite of their general criticisms of the media, Americans have good things to say about the major broadcast and cable news networks. The public draws few distinctions among the news divisions of the big three broadcast networks. There is much less consensus about the major cable news networks. Nearly half of […]

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    Bloomberg Well Known, But of Limited Appeal for Now

    Michael Bloomberg has created some excitement in the political world about a possible run for the presidency by dropping his Republican affiliation. But a recent nationwide Pew voter survey found that while the New York mayor is relatively well known, his appeal is very modest at this point.

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