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reportNov 10, 2011

Bloggers Debate The Cain and Kardashian Stories

Bloggers focused heavily on harassment allegations against a prominent presidential candidate and the abrupt conclusion of a celebrity marriage last week. On Twitter, pop stars led the agenda.
reportNov 15, 2011

Why Americans use social media

Social networking sites are appealing as a way to maintain contact with close ties and reconnect with old friends.
short readsJun 23, 2011

Republicans Negative on Adulterous Candidates

Nearly six-in-ten Republicans say they would be less likely to support a candidate who had had an extra-marital affair
reportJun 30, 2011

Using Census Data to Map Change

A growing number of organizations (including the Census Bureau) are producing census-based interactive maps that allow users to choose the level of geography, topic or time period they want to display. This All Things Census posting includes links to maps using data from the 2010 Census, as well as earlier census data.
reportMay 16, 2011

When Private Lives Become Public

For more on how a candidate’s marital and family life affects voters’ views, click here. Generally, the issues matter most in voters’ judgments about presidential candidates, but personality, character and values are not far behind. This is especially the case in the primaries where differences between candidates of the same party tend to be modest. […]
reportMay 16, 2011

When Private Lives Become Public

Generally, the issues matter most in voters’ judgments about presidential candidates, but personality, character and values are not far behind — and especially so in primary elections.
reportAug 25, 2011

How Accurate Are Counts of Same-Sex Couples?

This posting discusses the challenges for the Census Bureau in counting same-sex couples, married and unmarried. The accuracy of data depends on responses in Census Bureau questionnaires and bureau procedures to collect and edit responses, and the posting describes both.
reportApr 8, 2011

Family Meals, Cohabitation and Divorce

More than 2,000 demographers, sociologists and others converged on Washington, D.C., last week for the Population Association of America’s annual meeting.
reportApr 8, 2011

New Facts About Families

Researchers recently presented some findings that dispute the popular (or academic) wisdom about important aspects of family life and bear upon relevant findings from Pew Research surveys.
reportApr 12, 2011

Are views of marriage affected by the type of family people grew up in?

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Bloggers Debate The Cain and Kardashian Stories

Republicans Negative on Adulterous Candidates

When Private Lives Become Public

When Private Lives Become Public

Are views of marriage affected by the type of family people grew up in?

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