Publications

short readsJan 18, 2013

Blacks Say U.S. Still Has Progress to Make in Ensuring Equal Rights

About eight-in-ten blacks said in a 2009 poll that more changes were needed in the country to give them equal rights with whites.
reportJan 17, 2013

Obama’s Approval Ratings Over his First Term

President Obama is in a strong position at the start of his second term. At 52%, his job approval rating is among the highest since the earliest months of his presidency. But it has certainly had its ups and downs. Our chart below displays Obama’s job approval ratings from Pew Research Center polls combined with […]
reportJan 17, 2013

Obama in Strong Position at Start of Second Term

Overview As he prepares for his second inauguration, Barack Obama is in a stronger position with the public than he was over much of his first term. At 52%, his job approval rating is among the highest since the early months of his presidency. His personal favorability, currently 59%, has rebounded from a low of […]
short readsJan 17, 2013

Fewer Frequently Hear People Being Loud and Annoying on Cell Phones

The number of adults who say they frequently encounter people using cell phones in a loud and annoying manner has dropped 11 percentage points since 2006.
reportJan 16, 2013

Obama’s Gun Policy Announcement

President Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden Wednesday unveiled their proposals for preventing the kind of mass shootings that most recently occurred at an elementary school in Newtown, Ct. Here are some of our public opinion findings that relate to some of what they had to say.
reportJan 16, 2013

Fukushima: Fallout of fear
reportJan 16, 2013

Roe v. Wade at 40: Most Oppose Overturning Abortion Decision
short readsJan 16, 2013

Rising Religious Restrictions around the World Include Wearing of Religious Symbols

In mid-2010, religious attire and other symbols were regulated in 57 countries, up from 21 countries in mid-2007.
reportJan 16, 2013

Religious Groups’ Official Positions on Abortion

A breakdown of 17 major religious groups’ views on the issue of abortion.
fact sheetJan 16, 2013

A History of Key Abortion Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court

During the past 35 years, federal courts, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court, have superseded states as the driving force in crafting abortion policy.