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Introduction In 2002, the Project’s “Email at Work” report declared that few working Americans who had incorporated email into their work lives felt overwhelmed by it. In fact, most felt their email load was manageable and most were pleased with the way email helped them to do their job. In 2008, while email is still […]
The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of all the Pew Internet & American Life Project and Pew Research Center staff members who generously assisted with editing and feedback throughout the writing of this report. We would also like to extend a special thanks to Barry Wellman and Wenhong Chen who were both instrumental […]
Introduction Beyond email, this survey examined a variety of common internet activities that people engage in at home and work—including those with no obvious work-related purpose. While recent studies have shown that email can be a distraction from getting other work done, employers continue to express concern over workplace use of the internet for other […]
Catholic civic engagement plays a central role in American politics, and the question of how Catholic convictions translate to the public square is a matter of frequent discussion. In his recent book Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living Our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life (2008), the Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, archbishop of […]
The authors of this report would like to thank Craig Wacker, Connie Yowell, and Benjamin Stokes at the MacArthur Foundation, as well as the scholars and researchers who gave us feedback on the survey instrument, the report and the research arena as a whole: Craig Anderson, Sasha Barab, Linda Burch, Lance Bennett, Brad Bushman, Rana […]
Online news consumption continues to grow, and substantial minorities of Americans are now taking advantage of specialized web-based and digital tools to get the news. Overall, 37% of the public – including more than half of those who go on the internet (55%) – say they regularly get news online. A decade ago, just 13% […]
Spring Tracking Survey 2008 Final Topline, 5/19/08 Data for April 8 – May 11, 2008 Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Internet & American Life Project Sample: n = 2,251 adults, age 18 and olderInterviewing dates: 04.08.08 – 05.11.08 Margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points for results based on […]