Publications

short readsJan 10, 2014

Twitter users give Christie negative marks on bridge scandal

Criticism of the governor among users outnumbered defenders by about 3-to-1 after news broke of e-mails linking his office to closing down traffic lanes in an act of political revenge.
short readsJan 10, 2014

Fewer Americans see cigarette smoking as a major public health problem

About half of Americans rank cigarette smoking as a serious public health problem.
short readsJan 10, 2014

Data Feed: Jobs report, Twitter and news, gender preferences

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers. Politics Liberal self-identification edges up in 2013, Gallup For first time, most lawmakers worth over $1 Million, Center for Responsive Politics Why people call themselves “independent” even when they aren’t, The Washington Post Employment Unemployment rate drops to […]
reportJan 10, 2014

Economist: Who is a Jew?
short readsJan 10, 2014

Chart of the Week: Where the smokers are

A new data visualization lets you pinpoint where smoking is most and least common around the world.
short readsJan 9, 2014

Americans with just basic cell phones are a dwindling breed

The share of Americans who have a basic cellular phone that is not a smartphone has dropped 33 percentage points since 2005.
short readsJan 9, 2014

Data Feed: Partisanship, Obama, winter storms

A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers. Politics Poll: Obama approval, minimum wage, jobless benefits, Quinnipiac “National thermometer” for 2016 presidential contenders available 12 PM, Quinnipiac American politics more competitive than ever, making partisanship worse, The Washington Post Are red or blue companies more likely […]
reportJan 9, 2014

There’s more to the story of the shrinking pay gap

The hourly pay gap between women and men has narrowed to 16 cents today, compared with 36 cents in 1980. But progress has slowed in recent years and even reversed for many women over the course of their careers.
short readsJan 9, 2014

There’s more to the story of the shrinking pay gap

While women have narrowed their pay gap with men over the past 30 years, many have also seen their progress slow, and even reverse, over the course of their careers.
reportJan 9, 2014

Why it’s Great to Be the Boss

America’s bosses are more satisfied with their family life, jobs and overall financial situation than are non-managerial employees. Bosses are also significantly more likely than workers to think of their job as a career rather than just a job to get them by.