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    ‘We the People’: Five Years of Online Petitions

    Americans used President Obama’s “We the People” online petitioning system to address health care, veterans’ issues and illnesses among other issues. But the impact of petitions was modest and varied.

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    Methodology

    The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted October 20-25, 2016 among a national sample of 2,583 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (647 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 1,936 were interviewed on a cell phone, including […]

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    1. The meaning of digital readiness

    Technological innovation often unfolds at a pace faster than some people are able to embrace. When household electric service started to be widely available in the 1930s, many Americans, particularly in rural areas, were unsure whether they needed it. This led some providers to embark on extensive home-to-home marketing to urge people to wire their […]

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    Acknowledgments

    This report is made possible by the Pew Charitable Trusts. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at https://www.pewresearch.org/science/ Primary research team Cary Funk, Associate Director, Research Brian Kennedy, Research Associate Meg Hefferon, Research Assistant Lee Rainie, Director, Internet, Science, Technology Research […]

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    Acknowledgments

    This report is made possible by the Pew Charitable Trusts. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/science Primary research team Cary Funk, Associate Director, Research Brian Kennedy, Research Associate Meg Hefferon, Research Assistant Lee Rainie, Director, Internet, Science, Technology Research […]

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    Acknowledgments

    This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support for the project through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. The findings and conclusions contained within are those of the authors and do not […]

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    Flashpoints in Polling

    Many people wonder: Can polls be trusted? The following essay contains a big-picture review of the state of polling, organized around a number of key areas.

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    Libraries 2016

    Trends in visiting public libraries have steadied, and many Americans have high expectations for what their local libraries should offer