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U.S. Image Still Poor America’s image abroad remains negative in most nations, though it has improved somewhat in Russia, Turkey, and Pakistan. Vast majorities in predominantly Muslim countries continue to hold unfavorable opinions of the U.S, though the intensity of anti-American views has moderated. Opinion of the U.S. in Russia is now about evenly divided, […]
U.S. Image Still Poor America’s image abroad remains negative in most nations, though it has improved somewhat in Russia, Turkey, and Pakistan. Vast majorities in predominantly Muslim countries continue to hold unfavorable opinions of the U.S, though the intensity of anti-American views has moderated. Opinion of the U.S. in Russia is now about evenly divided, […]
52% of rural adults go online.
2003 Year-end Report
Introduction and Summary So far, the presidential primary campaign has been very good for the Democratic Party. Public interest in the race has been relatively high. Nearly half of Americans (45%) have a positive overall impression of the Democratic field, up from 31% just a month ago. And while a slim majority of the public […]
Introduction Policy makers have long hoped that the Internet could bring especially powerful benefits to rural areas, many of which have suffered economic problems as residents migrate to cities and suburbs. Many officials in small towns and rural regions hoped that technology that allowed people to communicate easily and cheaply with any modem owner in […]
Rural Internet newcomers have mixed feelings about computers and technology, but more experienced users are more positive about them. Another way to measure diffusion of the Internet is the attitudes and beliefs that users and non-users hold toward it. For less experienced users, computers inspire mixed feelings. In all community types, larger percentages of new […]
ePolitics 2004: A Study of the Presidential Campaign on the Internet Tables may not add up to 100 due to rounding. Front Page All front pages ABC AOL CNN MSNBC Nat’l. Review N.Y. Times Salon USA Today Wash. Post Yahoo (n = 60) (n = 6) (n = 6) (n = 6) (n […]
The type of community in which a person lives is not a very significant predictor for Internet use. Age, income and educational attainment are stronger. Rural residents are older than suburban and urban residents, and this probably affects Internet penetration rates. Regardless of community type, younger Americans are more likely than their elders to go […]