---
title: "Data Feed: Biggest nonprofit donors, what world’s Catholics think, favorite first ladies"
description: "A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers."
date: "2014-02-10"
authors:
  - name: "George Gao"
    job_title: "Former "
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/george-gao/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/02/10/data-feed-biggest-nonprofit-donors-what-worlds-catholics-think-favorite-first-ladies/"
---

# Data Feed: Biggest nonprofit donors, what world’s Catholics think, favorite first ladies

*A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.* **Politics **[Americans like Michelle Obama, except for GOP conservatives](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/02/10/americans-like-michelle-obama-except-for-conservative-republicans/), Pew Research Center** **[Democrats are from cities, Republicans are from exurbs](http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/09/1274795/-Democrats-are-from-cities-Republicans-are-from-exurbs), Daily Kos [51% in Colorado say legalization of marijuana is bad for state’s image](http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/colorado/release-detail?ReleaseID=2005), Quinnipiac **Economy **[A look at consumption inequality, 1992-2012](http://datawovn.com/#!Consumption_Inequality), Chris Walker [State-by state projections for 2014 job growth](http://www.pewstates.org/research/data-visualizations/the-top-states-for-job-creation-in-2014-85899539380), The Pew Charitable Trusts** **[More people quitting their jobs as optimism grows](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304450904579369123380120880?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories), The Wall Street Journal [Workforce participation highest in cities, lowest in rural counties](http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/02/07/politics-counts-where-workforce-dropouts-are-highest/?mod=WSJBlog), The Wall Street Journal [5 facts on poverty, inequality and mobility](http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/social-mobility-memos/posts/2014/02/07-five-poverty-facts-reeves), Brookings [Sales of $2 million+ homes booming in California](http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/02/08/number-of-the-week-2-million-homes-going-like-hotcakes-in-california/), The Wall Street Journal [High prices show stresses in New England natural gas system](http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/issuesandtrends/deliverysystem/2013/), EIA  **Health & Society** [America's biggest nonprofit donors in 2013](http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Look-at-the-50-Most-Generous/144529?cid=megamenu#p50_list), The Chronicle of Philanthropy [Which causes do millionaires donate to?](https://timetric.com/info/media-center/expert-insight/2014/02/07/emerging-philanthropists-redefining-future/) Timetric [Millions trapped in health-law coverage gap](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304851104579363621009670740?mod=WSJ_hp_RightTopStories), The Wall Street Journal [Antidepressant use rose for nearly all age groups between 2000-2010](http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=2&id=1130), HHS [Almost one-third of all foreign students in U.S. are from China](http://chronicle.com/blogs/data/2014/02/07/almost-one-third-of-all-foreign-students-are-from-china/), Chronicle of Higher Ed. [What students, alumni and employers think about for-profit colleges](http://www.publicagenda.org/files/ProfitingHigherEducation_PublicAgenda_2014.pdf), Public Agenda [Why are millennials so mobile?](http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Blog/Why_Are_Millennials_So_Mobile) comScore **International** [Global poll of Catholics finds church divided over doctrine](http://www.univision.com/interactivos/openpage/2014-02-06/la-voz-del-pueblo-matriz-1), Univision [Analysis/methodology](http://univision.data4.mx/resultados_catolicos/eng/ENG_catholic-survey.pdf) and [writeup](http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/pope-francis-faces-church-divided-over-doctrine-global-poll-of-catholics-finds/2014/02/08/e90ecef4-8f89-11e3-b227-12a45d109e03_story.html) of Catholic poll, Univision/Washington Post [50.3% Swiss voters back quotas for immigration from EU countries](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26108597), BBC [Indicators point to improving economic conditions in most advanced countries](http://www.oecd.org/std/leading-indicators/CLI-Feb14.pdf), OECD [Compendium of UK statistics on population and migration](http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/compendiums/compendium-of-uk-statistics/population-and-migration/index.html), Office for National Statistics [Average number of children per household in the Americas](http://www.vanderbilt.edu/lapop/cow/cow.06.02102014.en-large.png), LAPOP/Vanderbilt *Got new data to share? Send it to us via email *[*facttank@pewresearch.org*](mailto:facttank@pewresearch.org)* or Tweet us *[*@FactTank*](http://www.twitter.com/facttank)*.*