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    The Future of the Internet

    A survey of internet leaders, activists, and analysts shows that a majority agree with predictions that by 2020 …

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    Americans See Less Progress on Their Ladder of Life

    As economists and politicians debate whether there is less mobility in the U.S. now than in the past, a new Pew survey finds that many among the public are seeing less progress in their own lives.

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    Democrats Face Ideological Split Over Wal-Mart

    Leading Democrats have attacked the employment practices of Wal-Mart, but the party’s rank-and-file is divided about the company. Liberals are negative, while conservatives and moderates have a positive view.

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    About the Survey

    Results for this survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc. among a nationwide sample of 2,003 adults, 18 years of age or older, from July 6-19, 2006. For results based on the total sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling […]

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    Gender and Migration

    Reflecting broad changes in their social and economic status, women around the world have been migrating more in recent decades and as a result have constituted an increasing share of migrant populations almost everywhere.

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    IV. A Sea Change in Primary Schools

    The differences in the basic demographic trends for Hispanic and white students are most evident in primary schools, as are the differences in the distribution of students in existing and new schools. The changes evident in primary schools are particularly important because they portend the future of the nation’s public schools. As today’s primary school […]

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    II. Introduction

    Total public school enrollment in the United States reached a peak of 46.1 million in 1971 as the youngest members of the baby boom generation arrived in the nation’s classrooms. Enrollment declined gradually to 39.2 million in fall 1984, then began to grow once again, increasing to 48.2 million—a 23% jump—by fall 2002. The number […]

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    IV. Changes in Employment, 2005 and 2006

    From the second quarter of 2005 to the second quarter of 2006, the working-age population (16 and older) in the U.S. increased by 2.8 million (Table 1). Most of this growth, 1.9 million, could be attributed to minorities, with Hispanics the single largest source. Total employment increased by 2.7 million in the same time period. […]

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    Section III – Religion and Science

    Despite recent controversies over issues at the intersection of religion and science, such as evolution and stem cell research, there is broad agreement that scientific advances help mankind. Nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) take a positive view of scientific advances; just 19% say they harm mankind. Solid majorities in every major religious group say that […]