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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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    V. States of Origin in Mexico

    In recent years new migratory streams to the United States have developed outside the Central Highlands region, which has a migratory history dating back several generations. The Survey of Mexican migrants shows that the migrant streams from various Mexican states differ considerably in terms of their history and their destination. For the sake of simplicity, […]

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    Part 3: Demographics, Lifestyle and News Consumption

    The nine groups in the political typology are defined by their beliefs and values, not by their demographic characteristics. Yet each group has a distinctly different demographic profile, which in some cases bears little resemblance to those of their ideological and political allies. For example, Enterprisers have by far the highest percentage of men of […]

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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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    Part 6. Some demographic differences: gender and age

    Gender differences: Men have a higher search profile than women. More men than women use search engines and use them more often. In significant numbers, men are more likely to use search engines than women. Some 88% of men who are Internet users have used search engines, compared to 79% of women.  Men also search […]

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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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    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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    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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    Questions and Data

    January 2005 Daily Tracking Survey Final Topline, 2/11/05 Data for January 13 – February 9, 2005 Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Internet & American Life Project Sample: n = 2,201 adults 18 and older Interviewing dates: 01.13.05 – 02.09.05 Margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points for results based […]

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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 […]