--- title: "Data Feed: Ukraine crisis hurting Obama, population boom in Great Plains, health in U.S. counties" description: "A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers." date: "2014-03-27" authors: - name: "George Gao" job_title: "Former " link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/george-gao/" url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/03/27/data-feed-ukraine-crisis-hurting-obama-population-boom-in-great-plains-health-of-u-s-counties/" --- # Data Feed: Ukraine crisis hurting Obama, population boom in Great Plains, health in U.S. counties *A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.* **Politics** [Support for Obama, health care law has eroded among Hispanics](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/03/27/support-for-obama-health-care-law-has-eroded-among-hispanics/), Pew Research Center [Ukraine crisis is hurting Obama at home](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/poll-ukraine-crisis-hurting-obama-home), [topline](http://ap-gfkpoll.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/AP-GfK-March-2014-Poll-Topline-Final_POLITICS1.pdf), AP/GfK [Record 68% of Americans view Russia as unfriendly or an enemy](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168110/record-view-russia-unfriendly-enemy.aspx), Gallup [76% of Americans see pope in favorable light](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168098/americans-pope-favorable-light.aspx), Gallup [Americans OK with pot being sold in their town, less so in their neighborhood](http://www.cnbc.com/id/101524465), CNBC [California poll shows bipartisan support for immigration reform](http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=1091), PPIC [Virginia voters favor Warner and Clinton despite negative Obama views](http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/virginia/release-detail?ReleaseID=2025), Quinnipiac [Study: Easy registration motivates voters](http://www.pewstates.org/research/analysis/washington-study-shows-that-easy-registration-motivates-voters-85899542695), The Pew Charitable Trusts[ ](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/03/27/policymakers-are-ignoring-us-but-no-more-than-usual/) **Economy** [Energy boom fuels rapid population growth in parts of Great Plains](http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/population/cb14-51.html), Census Bureau [Rural America struggles as young people chase jobs in cities](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303325204579463761632103386?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird&mg=reno64-wsj), Brookings, Census via WSJ [CEO pay rising, but not for all](http://online.wsj.com/news/interactive/CEOPAY0327?ref=SB10001424052702304026304579448961007000986), The Wall Street Journal [Americans still bummed about economy, despite gains](http://www.cnbc.com/id/101524617), CNBC [Fewest Americans earning minimum wage since 2008](http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/03/26/fewest-americans-earning-minimum-wage-since-2008/), BLS via WSJ [GDP increased at annual rate of 2.6% in 4Q 2013 (3rd estimate)](http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm), BEA **Health & Society** [14.5% of Americans were uninsured before ACA rollout in 2013](http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur201403.pdf), CDC [Charts: Obamacare's amazing comeback](http://money.cnn.com/infographic/news/economy/obamacares-amazing-comeback/?iid=Lead), CNN Money [Consumers get $10 billion in subsidies for health coverage](http://kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/how-much-financial-assistance-are-people-receiving-under-the-affordable-care-act/?__hstc=87270983.778413ac0880a377692d5465486cf4a3.1391694613010.1395839204098.1395925323153.32&__hssc=87270983.2.1395925323153&__hsfp=549065148), Kaiser Family Foundation [ACA enrollment is top health policy story](http://kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kaiser-health-policy-news-index-march-2014/), KFF [Many Americans are confused about the ACA](http://www.rand.org/blog/2014/03/many-americans-are-confused-about-the-affordable-care.html), RAND Corp. [Interactive: Most and least healthy U.S. counties](http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/), RWJF/U. of Wisconsin [Medical marijuana legalization doesn't lead to violent crimes](http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0092816), PLOS ONE [Fewer patients -- one-in-25 -- are getting infections in hospitals](http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/surveillance/index.html), CDC **International **[Europeans more upbeat about children's future, but still pessimistic](http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_413_en.pdf), Eurobarometer [Chart: NATO, Russia/USSR military spending since the Cold War](http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/military-spending-1988-2012/892/), Washington Post [More countries are executing more people](http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/03/daily-chart-19?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fdc%2F&%3Ffsrc%3Dscn%2F=tw%2Fdc), The Economist **Random Sample **[Charting the quality of TV shows over time, based on IMDB user ratings](http://www.wired.com/design/2014/03/graph-quality-every-tv-show-ever-amazing-site/#slide-id-452391), Wired *Got new data to share? 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