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    VIII. The Recession Hits the Home

    The Housing Bubble Bursts: About half of all homeowners (48%) say the value of their house has declined during the recession (26% say “a lot,” and 22% say “a little”). A third say their homes have held their value during the recession, and one-in-eight say their homes have increased in value. Homeowners most likely to […]

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    Part Two: Internet use and data applications using mobile phones

    Internet use and data applications using mobile phones The use of mobile data applications has grown dramatically over the last year, even as overall cell phone ownership has remained steady Eight in ten American adults (82%) currently own a cell phone of some kind, a figure that has remained fairly stable over the past year. […]

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    Part One: The current state of wireless internet use

    The current state of wireless internet use As of May 2010, six in ten American adults (59%) are wireless internet users. Due to the quickly evolving nature of mobile technologies, our definition of a wireless internet user has changed several times since we began studying this topic; throughout this report, a wireless internet user is […]

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    Blacks Upbeat about Black Progress, Prospects

    Assessments about the state of black progress in America have improved more dramatically among blacks during the past two years than at any time in the past quarter century.

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    III. Growth in Freshmen by Race/Ethnicity

    Large freshman enrollment growth was evident among the nation’s racial and ethnic minorities. Overall freshman enrollment was up 6%. Hispanic freshmen increased by 40,000 compared with 2007, a 15% increase in enrollment and the largest of any of the major racial/ethnic groups.[4. numoffset=”4″ Beginning with the fall 2008 data collection, the IPEDS altered the racial/ethnic […]

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    II. An Historical Perspective

    Modern-era recessions in the U.S. have generally been less severe than those of the 19th and early 20th centuries. But this one stands out for two features that, taken together, validate its by-now-familiar designation as the worst recession since the Great Depression. The Surge in Long-term Unemployment: The typical unemployed worker today has been out […]

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    Facebook Privacy and iPhone “Jailbreaking” Engage Social Media Users

    The publication of information gleaned from Facebook profiles of millions of users was the top subject on Twitter last week. And a ruling that it’s okay to hack into the iPhone for new applications gained attention on both blogs and Twitter. On YouTube, slang-speaking teens have provoked millions of clicks for two weeks running.

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    Section 3: Opinions About Immigration

    Debate over immigration policy in the past few weeks has focused on the controversial new Arizona immigration law requiring police to verify the legal status of someone they have stopped or detained if they suspect that the person is in the country illegally. A majority of the public (64%), including half of Democrats, approves of […]