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    Appendix A: Methodology

    The Pew Hispanic Center conducted a public opinion survey among people of Latino background or descent that was designed to elicit opinions on issues related to health care. To fully represent the opinions of Latino people living in the United States, ICR conducted interviews with a statistically representative sample of Latinos so they could be […]

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    Section 5: Candidate Race, Age, Experience and Religion

    Potential Candidate Weaknesses Barack Obama’s relative inexperience in national politics is seen by more voters as having a negative effect on his candidacy than his race. Roughly four-in-ten voters (42%) say Obama will be hurt by the fact that he is new to national politics; just 22% believe he will be hurt by the fact […]

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    VI. Math Achievement at ELL Reporting Schools for White and Black Students and ELL Students

    ELL test-takers trail far behind the other major racial/ethnic groups of test-takers partly because they are concentrated in schools that report the assessment test scores of ELL students and those schools tend to be low-achieving schools. Average proficiency rates in math are lower at ELL reporting schools not only for ELL students, but also for […]

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    Men or Women: Who’s the Better Leader?

    When it comes to honesty, intelligence and a handful of other character traits they value highly in leaders, the public rates women superior to men.

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    Appendix A: Data Sources

    The mathematics achievement tabulations analyzed in this report are based on the U.S. Department of Education’s National Longitudinal School-Level State Assessment Score Database.[12. numoffset=”12″ The NLSLSASD can be downloaded from http://www.schooldata.org/.] The NLSLSASD records in uniform fashion the scores on state achievement tests for more than 80,000 public schools (McLaughlin, 2005). The achievement data are […]

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    A News Audience Segmentation

    For this analysis, the public was divided into four segments based on their interest in news, their primary news sources, and how often they use the internet to get news. An overwhelming majority of people (82%) follow the news with some regularity. Just 14% in this survey are classified as Disengaged, as they expressed a […]

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    Inflation Staggers Public, Economy Still Seen as Fixable

    Overview The public continues to be extremely downbeat about the national economy. Just 10% say the economy is in good shape, while 72% say the economy is either in a recession (54%) or a depression (18%). On a personal level, concerns about rising prices have surged. Beyond widespread anxiety about energy costs, a growing number […]

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    The Purpose-Driven Campaign: The Candidates’ Forum With Rick Warren

    Given the increased discussion of faith and values in the 2008 presidential campaign, it is perhaps fitting that candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are scheduled to make their first joint appearance of the general election season at an event moderated by Pastor Rick Warren at his 22,000-member Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., on […]

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    Changing Content

    What Topics Are Losing Space and Resources If the papers are smaller in the number of pages and the staffs producing them are shrinking as well, what is being lost and what is being gained? The survey and the in-depth interviews suggest that more is disappearing than is being added. The survey used three different […]

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    Methodology

    Parent and Teen Survey on Gaming and Civic Engagement Summary[59. numoffset=”59″ Quantitative methodology statement prepared by Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Internet and American Life Project.] The Parent and Teen Survey on Gaming and Civic Engagement, sponsored by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, obtained telephone interviews with a nationally representative […]