--- title: "Data Feed: Partisan Senate polls, Census changes, Health care sign-ups" description: "A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers." date: "2014-04-16" authors: - name: "George Gao" job_title: "Former " link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/george-gao/" url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/04/16/data-feed-partisan-senate-polls-campaign-funding-congress-personalities/" --- # Data Feed: Partisan Senate polls, Census changes, Health care sign-ups *A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.* **Politics** [55% say Ukraine is key to U.S., but most oppose using force](http://maristpoll.marist.edu/415-majority-considers-ukraine-in-u-s-interest-but-most-oppose-use-of-force/), [topline](http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/misc/usapolls/us140407/Obama/Complete%20April%202014%20USA%20McClatchy_Marist%20Poll%20Release%20and%20Tables.pdf), McClatchy/Marist [Christie is regaining ground, but Clinton tops entire GOP field](http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/04/15/224503/poll-christie-regaining-but-clinton.html?sp=/99/100/&ihp=1), McClatchy/Marist [88% of California voters say that their state is undergoing a serious water shortage](http://www.field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2468.pdf), Field [Obama's job approval is at 38% among South Carolina voters; Congress at 14%](http://www.winthrop.edu/winthroppoll/default.aspx?id=9804), Winthrop [In N.J., 73% say state too slow in getting funds to Sandy victims](http://www.monmouth.edu/assets/0/32212254770/32212254991/32212254992/32212254994/32212254995/30064771087/dc5583cc-eb3d-4dc7-bd54-e672e90cdf95.pdf), Monmouth/Asbury Park [Ideology explains a lot of Congressional behavior, but what about personality?](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/04/15/how-personality-explains-behavior-in-congress/?wpisrc=nl_cage) WashPost [Dems in some competitive Senate races are raising more money than Republicans](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303663604579503993311593988?mg=reno64-wsj), WSJ [How partisan are partisan Senate polls?](http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/how-partisan-are-partisan-senate-polls/) FiveThirtyEight **Economy **[Housing market slow to hit its spring stride](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303887804579503662947889776), The Wall Street Journal [A look at the income of people ages 55 and over](http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/income_pop55/2012/index.html), Social Security Administration [Job market tightens in cities across the U.S.](http://www.bloomberg.com/infographics/2014-04-16/labor-shortages-in-urban-areas.html), Bloomberg **Health & Society** [Census changes questions for its surveys on health coverage](http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/directors_corner/cb14-67.html), Census Bureau [Uninsured rate drops more in states embracing health law](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168539/uninsured-rates-drop-states-embracing-health-law.aspx), Gallup [Higher Fines Compel Uninsured Americans to Sign Up](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168542/higher-fines-compel-uninsured-americans-sign.aspx), Gallup [You just finished your tax return. What's the chance you'll get audited?](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/04/15/you-just-finished-your-tax-return-whats-the-chance-youll-get-audited/?wpisrc=nl_wnkpm) Washington Post [How much do Americans pay in federal taxes?](http://pgpf.org/blog/2014/04/budget-explainer-how-much-do-americans-pay-in-federal-taxes) Peter G. Peterson Foundation [New data illustrate local impact of tax credits for working families](http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2014/04/15-data-tax-credits-working-families), Brookings [How does winning Pulitzers affect a newspaper's readership?](http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/do-pulitzers-help-newspapers-keep-readers/) FiveThirtyEight [Is population growth in dense cities short-term or long-term?](http://www.theatlanticcities.com/housing/2014/04/population-growth-dense-us-cities-short-term-correction-or-long-term-trend/8875/) The Atlantic Cities [McAllen, Texas, residents are least likely to feel safe walking alone at night](http://www.gallup.com/poll/168533/mcallen-texas-residents-least-likely-feel-safe.aspx), Gallup [Black and Hispanic adults are more optimistic about quality of local schools](http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/education/black-and-hispanic-adults-are-more-optimistic-about-quality-of-local-schools-20140415), Nat'l Journal [Latinos continue to be affected by HIV at higher rates than whites](http://kff.org/hivaids/fact-sheet/latinos-and-hivaids/), KFF [Gay men and Jews are the most likely groups to experience hate crime](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/04/15/five-charts-on-hate-groups-and-hate-crime-in-the-u-s/?wpisrc=nl_wnkpm), Washington Post [Minorities are disproportionately hurt by air pollution](http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2014/04/people-color-are-disproportionately-killed-air-pollution/8881/), The Atlantic Cities [Nearly 4,000 accidental drowning deaths occur each year, on average](http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db149.htm), CDC [Fussy infants and toddlers tend to watch more media](http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/Fussy-Infants-and-Toddlers-Tend-to-Watch-More-Media-Starting-a-Lifelong-Habit.aspx), American Academy of Pediatrics **International** [Families undergoing major changes in countries around the world](http://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/WFM-2014-Final-LoRes.pdf), Child Trends [How government spending in the EU has evolved over time](http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Evolution_of_government_expenditure_by_function), Eurostat [China's economic growth slows to 7.4%, an 18-month low, in 1Q 2014](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/16/us-china-economy-gdp-idUSBREA3F04J20140416), Reuters *Got new data to share? 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