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For most of their adult lives, members of the Silent generation have been one of the more conservative generations with respect to their view of the role of government. At least as far back as 1980, when Silents were between the ages of 35 and 52, and in the years since, they have generally been […]
Across the three former Soviet nations surveyed in 2011, there is a widespread view that ordinary citizens have reaped few rewards from the political and economic changes of the past 20 years. Indeed, clear majorities in Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine agree that average citizens have benefited “not too much” or “not at all.” By contrast, […]
When President Obama goes before a joint session of Congress on Thursday to lay out a plan for spurring jobs creation, one of the political and policy dynamics at work will be the tension that animated the debate in Washington all this year: the push to reduce federal spending and the government’s deficit competing against […]
Topline The topline is available to download as a PDF here. You can also explore the questions online on the report overview page. Methodology (May 2011 Tracking Survey) This report is based on the findings of a survey on Americans’ use of the Internet. The results in this report are based on data from telephone […]
The News Interest Index is a weekly survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press aimed at gauging the public’s interest in and reaction to major news events. This project has been undertaken in conjunction with the Project for Excellence in Journalism’s News Coverage Index, an ongoing content analysis of […]
More than a quarter of all American adults use mobile or social location-based services. Smartphone owners, younger users, and minorities are most likely to use location services.
The Long-shot Duo Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum share some basic similarities in their treatment by the media. Each of these men generated relatively little news coverage between May and October, ranking No. 7 and 9 respectively among Republicans in that category. And the tone of each of their […]