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    More Say Iraq War Hurts Fight Against Terrorism

    Summary of Findings A growing number of Americans believe that the war in Iraq has undermined the U.S. struggle against terrorism. Nearly half (47%) say the war in Iraq has hurt the war on terrorism, the highest percentage expressing that view since the war began in March 2003. Nonetheless, public support for an immediate withdrawal […]

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    How the Study Was Conducted

    The activists participating in the study were randomly selected from the Democracy for America (formerly Dean for America) volunteer database. Only active members of the campaign[3. “Active members of the campaign” were defined as those having made a financial contribution or engaged in at least one substantive activity such as attending a MeetUp for Dean.] […]

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    Girls lead the way in using the internet to hunt for colleges and other schools

    Fully 45% of American adult internet users and 57% of online teenagers have used the internet when they search for colleges or other schools to attend. Older teenage girls are the most likely to do this: 79% of online teenage girls ages 15-17 have used the internet to search for schools or colleges. Surveys of […]

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    College Searching Online

    The majority of teens and nearly half of online adults use the internet to search for colleges or schools.

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    Methodology

    SAMPLING AND INCLUSION Two distinct categories of media were studied as part of the 2005 PEJ Media Report Card project. The first, text-based media, included newspapers and Internet news sites. Princeton Survey Research Associates International conducted coding for those media. The second, electronic media, included both broadcast network and cable network news. The School of […]

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    III. Ties to Mexico

    Substantial shares of respondents in the Survey of Mexican Migrants reported maintaining close ties to Mexico in a variety of ways, such as owning property there or sending remittances to family members. A little more than a third (35%) of the respondents said they owned land, housing or a business in Mexico, but the share […]

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    V. New Arrivals and New Settlement Areas

    Recent research conducted in both the United States and Mexico has demonstrated that both the nature of the migrant stream coming north and its target destinations have been changing since the 1980s (Massey, Durand and Malone, 2002; Suárez-Orozco and Páez, 2002; Bean and Stevens, 2003; Ascencio, 2004; Hill, 2004). In broad terms, more women have […]

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    Survey of Mexican Migrants, Part Two

    The survey findings reveal whether the migrants would vote if they could and which segments of the migrant population are likely to meet key eligibility requirements.

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    Pope Benedict XVI and World Affairs

    Pew Research Center Washington, D.C. On April 19, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany became Benedict XVI, the 265th pontiff. Under the leadership of his predecessor, John Paul II, the Catholic Church gained remarkable global influence. From his role in the downfall of Communism to his ecumenical overtures to the Muslim world, John Paul II positioned […]

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    Religion & Public Life: A Faith-Based Partisan Divide

    The Pew Forum’s chapter from the new Pew Research Center publication, Trends 2005 Learn more about the publication, Trends 2005 <!–Read more about Religion in Politics–> Introduction The United States has a long tradition of separating church from state, but an equally powerful inclination to mix religion with politics. Throughout our nation’s history, great political […]