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featureSep 6, 2012

Religion and the Political Parties

A new slideshow illustrates trends in support for the U.S. political parties among various religious groups since 2008.
presentationSep 6, 2012

Reaching Your Audience in the Digital Age: Key Research Trends to Watch

Aaron Smith will share the Pew Internet Project’s most recent data on the constantly shifting digital ecosystem in the U.S. and highlight some major trends that have emerged since the project’s inception in 1999.
reportSep 5, 2012

Obama in a Word: From ‘Inexperienced’ and ‘Change’ to ‘Good’ and ‘Trying’

Four years ago, voters’ descriptions of Barack Obama focused on his newness on the political scene. In September 2008, more voters used the word inexperienced to describe Obama than any other word, while change was the most frequently used positive term. Words like young, charismatic and new were also among the top descriptions. Today, the […]
reportSep 5, 2012

Biden in a Word: ‘Good,’ ‘Idiot’

Asked for their one-word impression of Joe Biden, more people use negative than positive words to describe the vice president. Many of the negative words disparage Biden’s competence and performance, with idiot, incompetent and clown among the terms used most frequently. Of those offering a word to describe Biden, 38% use negative terms, while 23% […]
reportSep 5, 2012

RNC Highlights: Romney Shares Top Billing With Eastwood

Overview The public paid far less attention to this year’s Republican convention than it did to the GOP convention four years ago. Just 37% say they watched all or some of the Republican convention, down from 56% in 2008. And while there has been a modest increase in the percentage saying they view Mitt Romney […]
short readsSep 5, 2012

Majority Says Rich Pay Too Little in Federal Taxes

A majority of adults say that upper-income people pay too little in federal taxes.
reportSep 5, 2012

More Than Half of Mobile Users Avoid Certain Apps Due to Privacy Concerns

Fully 54% of mobile application users have avoided certain apps and 30% have uninstalled an app due to concerns about the way personal information is shared or collected by the app.
reportSep 5, 2012

The internet’s downsides: tell us your stories

Have you ever wished you could unsee a photo of some condition you had Googled? We are collecting stories about the internet’s downsides related to health.
reportSep 5, 2012

Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices

More than half of app users have uninstalled or avoided an app due to concerns about personal information
reportSep 5, 2012

Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices

More than half of app users have uninstalled or avoided an app due to concerns about personal information