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    Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty and Welfare Reform

    10:00am-Noon National Press Club Washington, D.C. Featured Speakers Include: Mary Jo Bane, Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard University; Co-Chair, Working Group on Welfare Reform (Clinton Administration) Lawrence M. Mead, Professor of Politics, New York University; Former Visiting Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University Moderators: E.J. Dionne, Jr. , Senior Fellow, Governance […]

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    Two Years Later, the Fear Lingers

    Summary of Findings As the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, heightened public concern about international threats persists. Fully three-quarters of Americans see the world as a more dangerous place than a decade ago, up from 53% in a Pew survey conducted in early September 2001, just prior to the terrorist strikes […]

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    Implications of College Students’ Gaming for the Future

    Conclusion Despite the fact that online gaming is one of the fastest growing entertainment industry branches, there is remarkably little data on the development and acceptance of this new medium and even less about its impact on adults.  Market research tends to focus on game adoption and revenue and is largely predictive. Research by social […]

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    Additional Findings and Analyses

    Bush’s Base Solid After falling steadily after Saddam Hussein’s regime was overthrown in Iraq, Bush’s ratings stabilized in August and have remained in the low-to-mid 50% range since then. The president continues to draw approval from his political base ­ white southerners, people who live in rural areas, white evangelicals, and especially conservative Republicans. Over […]

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    Part 1. Internet Health Resources

    The number of health seekers continues to increase. The Pew Internet & American Life Project first began tracking Internet behavior relating to health in March 2000. At that time, 54% of all U.S. Internet users, or about 50 million American adults, said “yes” when we asked if they looked for health or medical information online. […]

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    Part 2. Email and Support Communities

    Introduction Internet users support each other online in two major ways: through online communities and through personal emails. In previous studies, the Pew Internet Project has found that 84% of Internet users have contacted online interest groups of varying sorts, from hobbies to politics to religion.[14.numoffset=”14″ Horrigan, John. “Online Communities: Networks that nurture long-distance relationships […]

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    Part 6. Potential for Growth — Up to A Point

    Why some Internet users have not searched for health information If 80% of current Internet users have looked for health information online, what does the future hold? Will the other 20% of current Internet users try a health search some day? Will the 40% of Americans who do not have Internet access some day go […]

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    Part 4. Three Particular Groups of Health Seekers

    Most health seekers are searching on behalf of someone else. Three different groups of Internet users emerge as noteworthy health seekers: those who use look for health information on behalf of others; those with disabilities; and those who care for others full time. Most health seekers are searching on behalf of someone else. A significant […]

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    Music Downloading, File-sharing and Copyright

    The number of American adults downloading music continues to grow and two-thirds of those who download or share files say they don’t care whether the files are copyrighted or not.