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    II. The Impact of Home Values on Personal Finances and Outlook

    While the job losses associated with the Great Recession of 2007-2009 hit those at the lower end of the socioeconomic ladder particularly hard, the drop in home prices has been felt across the board, according to the Pew Research survey.[4. numoffset=”4″ For further analysis the impact of the recession, see “How the Great Recession Has […]

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    How the Media Have Covered bin Laden’s Death

    Contrary to what happens with most major national news events, the discussion of the death of Osama bin Laden in the mainstream and new media has not shifted quickly to political winners and losers. An analysis of hundreds of thousands of stories and millions of social media postings finds the discussion has remained focused on the facts of what happened. A new PEJ study has the details.

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    IV. Home Broadband Access

    Latinos lag significantly behind whites in home broadband access. Some 45% of Latinos have a home broadband connection, compared with 65% of whites. Latinos also lag behind blacks, 52% of whom have a home broadband connection. These gaps in broadband access are not driven simply by variations in internet use—even among internet users, Hispanics lag […]

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    II. Internet Use

    In 2010, almost two-thirds (65%) of Hispanics were online, a rate comparable to that of blacks (66%) and significantly lower than the rate for whites (77%). The difference in internet use between Hispanics and whites is driven in part by the fact that Hispanics tend to have less education and lower incomes than whites. When […]

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    The Tea Party and Religion

    A new analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that Tea Party supporters tend to have conservative opinions not just about economic matters, but also about social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage.

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    Obama Tests Well at Start of Reelection Run

    Overview Barack Obama currently fares as well against a generic opponent in the upcoming presidential election as George W. Bush did in April 2003, a time when Bush’s job approval rating was much higher than Obama’s is today. He also tests considerably better than Bill Clinton did in March 1995. Nearly half (47%) of registered […]

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    Labor Unions Seen as Good for Workers, Not U.S. Competitiveness

    Overview The favorability ratings for labor unions remain at nearly their lowest level in a quarter century with 45% expressing a positive view. Yet the public expresses similar opinions about business corporations – 47% have a favorable impression – and this rating is also near a historic low. Americans express mixed views of the impact […]

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    Section 1: Attitudes About Government

    When asked how they feel about the federal government, a majority of the public has consistently expressed frustration. Currently, 59% say they are frustrated with the federal government while 22% are content and 14% are angry. The percent saying they are angry with government has declined nine points since last September. Fewer Republicans say they […]

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    A Portrait of Stepfamilies

    Today, more than four-in-ten American adults have at least one step relative in their family – either a stepparent, a step or half sibling or a stepchild.

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    The Elusive 90% Solution

    This week, fully 90% of the public said that they were hearing mostly bad news about gas prices. Reaching the 90% threshold is a rare occurrence in polls, in part, because surveys focus on current issues with considerable disagreement. So what do 90% of Americans agree on?