---
title: "Data Feed: Tax Day facts, Americans’ Putin dilemma, global morality"
description: "A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers."
date: "2014-04-15"
authors:
  - name: "George Gao"
    job_title: "Former "
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/george-gao/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/04/15/data-feed-tax-day-facts-americans-putin-dilemma-global-morality/"
---

# Data Feed: Tax Day facts, Americans’ Putin dilemma, global morality

*A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers. *

**Politics** [Public applauds Boston bombing investigation](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/04/15/liberals-and-conservatives-alike-hail-boston-bombing-investigation/), [topline](http://www.langerresearch.com/uploads/1144a37BostonBombing.pdf), WashPost/ABC News [U.S. voters think Putin won't stop at Crimea, but are unsure what to do](http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/04/14/224397/us-voters-agree-putin-wont-stop.html), McClatchy/Marist [California voters still see Congress very negatively](http://www.field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2467.pdf), The Field Poll [N.J. voters' support to decriminalize marijuana is higher than ever](http://eagletonpoll.rutgers.edu/polls/release_04-15-14.pdf), Rutgers-Eagleton [The rich vote in much higher rates than the poor](http://www.vox.com/2014/4/14/5613874/chart-money-isnt-the-only-way-the-rich-dominate-politics), Vox [Foreign aid improves opinions of the U.S.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/04/14/doing-well-by-doing-good-foreign-aid-improves-opinions-of-the-u-s/?wpisrc=nl_cage), Washington Post

**Economy** [The rise and fall of U.S. labor force participation](http://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/the-rise-and-fall-of-labor-force-participation-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SM&utm_campaign=Twitter), St. Louis Fed [What's behind the decline of America's retail workforce?](http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/04/the-sad-slow-death-of-americas-retail-workforce/360635/) The Atlantic [Losing benefits may not be prodding the unemployed back to work](http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/losing-benefits-isnt-prodding-unemployed-back-to-work/), FiveThirtyEight [Men's median income peaked in 2000, at $37,791](http://demomemo.blogspot.com/2014/04/when-did-mens-income-peak.html), DemoMemo [ACA's coverage provisions will result in lower net costs to federal gov't](http://cbo.gov/publication/45231), CBO [12 states produced 80% of U.S. wind power in 2013](http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=15851), Energy Information Administration

**Health & Society** [Americans' views of taxes and the IRS](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/04/15/on-tax-day-americans-views-of-taxes-and-the-irs/), Pew Research Center [Individual taxes as a % of GDP in U.S. are consistent with OECD average](http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/u-s-tax-rates-the-big-picture/), FiveThirtyEight [As taxes rise, half in U.S. say middle-income pay too much](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168521/taxes-rise-half-say-middle-income-pay.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines), Gallup [56% of tax filers say they pay the right amount in federal income taxes](http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/04/14/224372/survey-says-most-wont-sweat-income.html), McClatchy/Marist [Number of Americans living in high-poverty communities is on the rise](http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2014/04/number-americans-living-high-poverty-neighborhoods-still-rise/8859/), The Atlantic Cities [Charter school students are 4.2% of all students, but that's growing](http://blog.metrotrends.org/2014/04/charter-school-growth-means-cities-neighborhoods/), Urban Institute [How much are students paying out of pocket for college?](http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014902.pdf) NCES

**International** [Interactive: Compare views of moral issues by country](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2014/04/15/global-morality/), Pew Research Center [China, Saudi Arabia, Russia have highest % increase in military spending](http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/04/daily-chart-9?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fdc%2F&%3Ffsrc%3Dscn%2F=tw%2Fdc), The Economist

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