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    Parents & Teens 2004 Survey

    Schools-related questions in the survey Final Topline, 12/14/04 Data for October 26 – November 28, 2004 Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Pew Internet & American Life Project  Interviewing dates: 10.26.04 – 11.28.04 Margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for results based on parents Margin of error is plus or […]

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    The Internet at School

    There has been a 45% increase since 2000 in the number of teenagers who use the internet at school.

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    VIII. Immigration Measures from the Census, ACS and CPS

    Our goal of measuring trends and patterns in annual immigration—specifically in the number of foreign-born persons coming to the United States in a given year with the intention of living in the country—and its characteristics thus requires expansion of the data and methods brought to bear on the problem. In assessing immigration levels and trends, […]

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    Economic Concerns Fueled by Many Woes

    Summary of Findings The public continues to be wary in its assessments of the health of the U.S. economy, despite recent improvement in some key economic indicators. Only about one-in-three Americans think the national economy is in good shape, and optimism about the future is markedly lower than it has been over the past three […]

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    The Gender Gap

    A new PEJ study of the news media finds men are cited as sources much more often than women on a wide range of topics

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    GOP Makes Gains Among The Working Class, While Democrats Hold On To The Union Vote

    Last week’s historic split in the House of Labor was driven, at least in part, by disagreements over whether the AFL-CIO should be focusing more on union organizing drives or electoral politics. Much is at stake, not just for the union movement but also for the political parties. Working class voters are a key swing […]

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    The Right to Assisted Suicide?: Oregon Goes to the Supreme Court

    Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. Oregon has twice, by ballot initiative, adopted a measure allowing for physician-assisted suicide. The measure, known as the “Death With Dignity Act,” raises serious moral and ethical questions, and was challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice. The Department contended that it had the right to invalidate the law, […]

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    Judicial Faith? Ideology, Religion and the Rule of Law: A Conversation with Noah Feldman

    Pew Research Center Washington, D.C. Just weeks before the Senate confirmation hearings of Judge Samuel A. Alito, President Bush’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, the Forum held a discussion for journalists and other policy leaders on the role of religion in the judicial confirmation process. The discussion featured Noah Feldman, a law professor at […]

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    Disengaged Public Leans Against Changing Filibuster Rules

    Summary of Findings As the Senate prepares for a showdown on the use of the filibuster against some of President Bush’s judicial nominees, the issue remains mostly off the public’s radar. But public opinion ­ especially among the roughly one-third of the public who has paid at least fairly close attention to the issue ­ […]