Census Participation Patterns Vary Among Large Cities
A new analysis of 2010 Census participation rates so far has found wide variation from one city to the next in the degree to which race and ethnic characteristics predict response rates.
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About the Survey
The Congressional Connection Poll is a collaboration of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the National Journal, sponsored by (SHRM) the Society for Human Resource Management. The survey will be conducted weekly when Congress is in session, and each week’s survey will focus on themes and issues related to Congress […]
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Part Three: Mobile access using laptops and other devices
Mobile access using laptops and other devices Nearly as many Americans now own laptops as own desktops, and just under half of all adults use a laptop to go online wirelessly As of May 2010 55% of all American adults own a laptop computer. This is the first time since the Pew Internet Project began […]
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Blame Game Intensifies in the Gulf Oil Saga
In a week when voters went to the polls in 12 states and worries about the federal budget deficit grew, it was the spill of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico that really captured the media’s attention—again. For the third week in a row, the growing disaster accounted for at least one-third of the newshole as finger-pointing became a larger aspect of the coverage.
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Topics of Coverage
The dynamics of the Massachusetts Senate race changed dramatically from the fall to the winter. What had been a polite primary contest on the Democratic side and a Republican race that garnered minimal attention turned into a heated general election contest between two candidates with major policy disagreements. Despite that, the focus of coverage did […]