A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Politics Shrinking majority of Americans support death penalty, Pew Research Center Death penalty executions in each state since 1977, Pew Research Center Young Americans’ affinity for Democratic party has grown, Gallup Voters oppose Obamacare, see worsening job situation, topline, Fox News Obama health law fails to gain support, topline, AP/GfK Older Americans more likely to say a Cold War is returning, Gallup Analysis: What’s behind public’s negative views for Obama on Ukraine? CBS News Analysis: How question order skewed pre-election polls in N.J., Langer/Rutgers-Eagleton
Health & Society Pope Francis extremely popular among American Catholics, CBS News Divorce is actually on the rise, and it’s the Baby Boomers’ fault, Washington Post Map: The most popular destinations for immigrants coming to America, Business Insider Metro areas now fuel virtually all of U.S. population growth, Washington Post The link between housing prices and school performance in neighborhoods, Oxford Estimated number of kids with autism increased 30%, CDC 10 facts about health care enrollment, New York Times Alabamans struggle most to afford health care, medicine, Gallup Effects of smoking laws on child health, The Lancet
International Chart: Where everyone in the world is migrating, Science Women in N. Africa report lowest levels of support, highest discrimination, Afrobarometer Latin Americans say Pope Francis brings hope to the poor, Gallup Not your mother’s Russia: NATO – USSR/Russia forces by the numbers, Washington Post Interactive: Tracking Russia’s economy after sanctions, The Wall Street Journal
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