Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Read our research on:

Publications

Refine Your Results

  • presentation

    Participation Matters

    Pew Internet research shows that, in politics and in health care, participation matters as much as access.

  • report

    Health Care Tops the News and Race Resurfaces as an Issue

    The debate over health care took a new turn last week, as politicians and the media reacted to a new Senate proposal. And one outgrowth of the polarizing battle was that race played its biggest role in the media narrative since Obama became president.

  • report

    Obama Addresses More Popular U.N.

    Opinion of the U.N. has grown more positive since 2007 in many countries, and nowhere have favorable ratings improved as much as in the U.S.

  • presentation

    Patient Choice in Health Information Technology

    Susannah Fox will present data about the impact of the internet on health and health care to a meeting of the HIT Policy Committee, convened by David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., National Coordinator…

  • report

    Obama Approval Ratings Steady, Personal Image Remains Positive

    Overview Following his nationally televised address to Congress, opinion of President Barack Obama has taken a more favorable turn. Obama’s job approval ratings, which had declined in the summer, have remained essentially unchanged over the past month. And the balance of opinion regarding the health care reform proposals before Congress has become a bit more […]

  • report

    A Rat and an Outburst Overtake the Blogosphere

    The discovery of a giant rat species in Papua New Guinea and the shout of a Congressman during Obama’s health care speech led the blogs last week. Twitter, on the other hand, proved to be ever more self-absorbed. And on YouTube, it was still health care, albeit in a more civil tone.

  • report

    Take this Job and Love It

    Self-employed adults are significantly more satisfied with their jobs than other workers. They’re also more likely to work because they want to and not because they need a paycheck.