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Introduction and Summary The anomalies of American public opinion continue even as the impeachment trial fades into history. Today, the public view of the state of the nation is much improved, despite the fact that a major component of that view — trust in government — remains low. Politically, the public expresses negative views of […]
By Marya Jones There is no doubt the name of the game in local TV news is ‘live, local and late-breaking’ more than ‘thorough, thoughtful and timely.’ Is this run-and-gun-style dictated by the nature of the television medium? Or is it a reflection of the resources and staffing companies are devoting to local TV news? […]
Results for the main survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates among a nationwide sample of 1,200 adults, 18 years of age or older, during the period January 14-17, 1999. For results based on the total sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable […]
Results for this survey report are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates among a nationwide sample of 3,184 adults, 18 years of age or older, during the period October 26 to December 1, 1998. The technology survey included interviews with a national sample of all adults, and an […]
The survey results are based on telephone re-interviews conducted December 19-21, 1998 among 805 adults, 18 years of age or older under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates. All respondents are from a nationwide sample of 1,201 randomly selected adults, 18 years and older who were initially interviewed during the period of December 9-13, […]
Spike in National Mood The public’s sense of how well the country is doing has finally caught up with Americans’ positive ratings of their own lives. In fact, the national mood is better today than at any time since the 1960s, and the public is even more optimistic about the future. Nearly one-in-three Americans give […]
Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates among a nationwide sample of 1,201 adults, 18 years of age or older, during the period December 9-13, 1998. For results based on the total sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error attributable to […]
About this Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates among a nationwide sample of 1,005 adults, 18 years of age or older, during the period November 6 – 10, 1998. For results based on the total sample, one can say with 95% confidence […]
Poorly Attended Election — Followed Closely Although the elections did not produce the partisan upheaval seen four years ago, Americans paid just as close attention to news about the outcome of this year’s contests as they did to the results in 1994. Some 42% of Americans followed news stories about election results very closely this […]