---
title: "Data Feed: Global migration patterns, divorce among Baby Boomers, pope popularity"
description: "A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers."
date: "2014-03-28"
authors:
  - name: "George Gao"
    job_title: "Former "
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/george-gao/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/03/28/data-feed-global-migration-patterns-divorce-among-baby-boomers-pope-popularity/"
categories:
  - "Divorce"
  - "Immigrant Populations"
  - "Pope Francis"
---

# Data Feed: Global migration patterns, divorce among Baby Boomers, pope popularity

*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](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2014/03/28/shrinking-majority-of-americans-support-death-penalty/), Pew Research Center [Death penalty executions in each state since 1977](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2014/03/28/executions-state-by-state/), Pew Research Center [Young Americans' affinity for Democratic party has grown](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168125/young-americans-affinity-democratic-party-grown.aspx), Gallup [Voters oppose Obamacare, see worsening job situation](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/27/fox-news-poll-majorities-understand-oppose-obamacare-1122817668/), [topline](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2014/03/27/fox-news-poll-voters-oppose-obamacare-see-worsening-job-situation/), Fox News [Obama health law fails to gain support](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/poll-obama-health-law-fails-gain-support), [topline](http://ap-gfkpoll.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/AP-GfK-March-2014-Poll-Topline-Final_HEALTH-CARE.pdf), AP/GfK [Older Americans more likely to say a Cold War is returning](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168116/half-americans-say-headed-back-cold-war.aspx), Gallup [Analysis: What's behind public's negative views for Obama on Ukraine?](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-behind-americans-negative-attitude-toward-obama-on-ukraine/) CBS News [Analysis: How question order skewed pre-election polls in N.J.](http://eagletonpoll.rutgers.edu/poll-results-analysis.php), Langer/Rutgers-Eagleton

**Health & Society** [Pope Francis extremely popular among American Catholics](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-francis-extremely-popular-among-american-catholics-poll-says/), CBS News [Divorce is actually on the rise, and it's the Baby Boomers' fault](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/03/27/divorce-is-actually-on-the-rise-and-its-the-baby-boomers-fault/), Washington Post [Map: The most popular destinations for immigrants coming to America](http://www.businessinsider.com/census-2013-immigration-city-map-2014-3), Business Insider [Metro areas now fuel virtually all of U.S. population growth](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/03/27/metropolitan-areas-are-now-fueling-virtually-all-of-americas-population-growth/?wpisrc=nl_wnkpm), Washington Post [The link between housing prices and school performance in neighborhoods](http://ser.oxfordjournals.org/content/12/2/329.abstract.html?etoc), Oxford [Estimated number of kids with autism increased 30%](http://www.cdc.gov/media/DPK/2014/dpk-autism.html), CDC [10 facts about health care enrollment](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/03/27/health/heatlh-care-questions.html), New York Times [Alabamans struggle most to afford health care, medicine](http://www.gallup.com/poll/167777/alabamans-struggle-afford-healthcare-medicine.aspx), Gallup [Effects of smoking laws on child health](http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2960082-9/fulltext), The Lancet

**International** [Chart: Where everyone in the world is migrating](http://www.global-migration.info/?_ga=1.127398341.971829906.1391623979), Science [Women in N. Africa report lowest levels of support, highest discrimination](http://www.afrobarometer.org/files/documents/policy_brief/ab_r5_policypaperno8.pdf), Afrobarometer [Latin Americans say Pope Francis brings hope to the poor](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168101/latin-americans-say-pope-francis-brings-hope-poor.aspx), Gallup [Not your mother's Russia: NATO - USSR/Russia forces by the numbers](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/not-your-mothers-russia/2014/03/27/3d59774a-b5f3-11e3-8cb6-284052554d74_graphic.html), Washington Post [Interactive: Tracking Russia's economy after sanctions](http://graphics.wsj.com/Russia-econ-tracker/#russia%27s-reach), The Wall Street Journal

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