Publications

Obama’s Ratings Little Affected by Recent Turmoil

Growing Opposition to Increased Offshore Drilling

Public Reacts Positively To Extensive Gulf Coverage

Limited Interest in World Cup

Public Sees a Future Full of Promise and Peril

Life in 2050: Amazing Science, Familiar Threats

Public Uncertain About How to Improve Job Situation

Public Sees No Improvement in Economic News

Gulf Oil Leak Still Tops News Interest

Public Remains of Two Minds on Energy Policy

News Media Trusted For Information On Oil Leak

Gulf Disaster Continues to Dominate Coverage, Interest

Doubts About Obama’s Economic Policies Rise

Seniors are Strongest Advocates for Change in 2010

Interest In Oil Spill Stays High As Coverage Grows

Attentiveness Similar to Just After Haiti Quake

Public, Media Track Oil Spill, Diverge On Elections

More Talking About Jobs, Economy, Corruption than in 2006

Willingness to Compromise a Plus in Midterms

Assessing the Cell Phone Challenge

Fully a quarter of the U.S. adult population now relies solely on a cell phone. This paper shows that the potential for bias in telephone surveys that do not include cell only adults has grown since 2006. Of 72 questions examined on a wide range of topics - including political and social attitudes, personal and national economic ratings, foreign policy views, and attitudes toward and the adoption of a wide range of internet and communications technologies - cell phone samples made a difference of 3 percentage points or more on 29 of the questions. In 2006, on 46 questions examined none of the differences exceeded 2 percentage points.

Gulf Oil Leak Dominates Public’s News Interests

Few Want Media to Focus on Court Nominees' Personal Lives

Public’s Priorities, Financial Regs

Congress's Job Rating - 13%

Public Tracks Oil Spill, Media Focuses More On Times Square

News About Economy Remains Mixed

Broad Approval For New Arizona Immigration Law

Democrats Divided, But Support key Provisions

Oil Spill Seen As Ecological Disaster; Government, BP Responses Faulted

Support for Offshore Drilling Declines

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Grabs Public Attention

Most Have Basic Knowledge About Spill, Arizona Immigration Law

“Socialism” Not So Negative, “Capitalism” Not So Positive

A Political Rhetoric Test

Economy, Volcanic Ash Top News Interest

Public Sees Some Payback of Federal Bailout Money

Pessimistic Public Doubts Effectiveness of Stimulus, TARP

Republicans Draw Even With Democrats on Most Issues

Health Care Still Top Story, But Many Track Volcano

Awareness of Tea Party Movement Increasing

Distrust, Discontent, Anger and Partisan Rancor

The People and Their Government

The Tea Party’s Effect on the Midterms?

by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times

Public Tracking Health Care, Deadly Mine Accident

Many Say Press Is Too Tough on Tiger

Broad Criticism of Pope Benedict’s Handling of Sex Abuse Scandal

Most Catholics Critical as Well

Public Remains Focused on Health Care Reform

News on Jobs Still Seen as Mostly Bad

Public Support For Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Modest Rise in Percentage Favoring General Legalization

Health Care Debate Tops Public Interest, Coverage

Most Americans Believe They Understand New Law's Impact on Them