Publications

Obama Job Approval Improves, GOP Contest Remains Fluid

Continued Lackluster Ratings for Republican Field

Fewer Hearing Mostly Bad News about Economy

Penn State Scandal Tops Public's News Interest

Partisan Divide Over Alternative Energy Widens

Republicans View Gov't Energy Investments as Unnecessary

Campaign News Draws More Coverage than Interest

Republicans More Likely to View Cain Coverage as 'Too Tough'

39% Think Cain Allegations True, 24% False

Cain Coverage, on Balance, Seen as Fair

What the Public Knows – In Words and Pictures

The Generation Gap and the 2012 Election

Public Closely Tracking Economic and Political News

Little Interest in Libya, European Debt Crisis

Modest Interest in Gadhafi Death, Iraq Withdrawal

Half See 2012 Campaign as 'Dull,' 'Too Long'

Public Divided Over Occupy Wall Street Movement

Tea Party Draws More Opposition than Support

Growing Attention to Wall Street Protests

Cain's Visibility Surges

Public and Occupy Wall Street Movement Agree on Key Issues

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

Top One-Word Reaction to Cain Is a Number: 9-9-9

More Negative than Positive Words for Perry – Even Among Republicans

A Third in GOP Have Seen a Presidential Debate

Most See Debates as Helpful

Wall Street Protests Receive Limited Attention

Public Remains Focused on Economic Conditions

Strong on Defense and Israel, Tough on China

Tea Party and Foreign Policy

Obama Motivates Supporters, Opponents in Early 2012 Matchups

Cain Gaining Ground in GOP Primary

GOP Candidates Hardly Household Names

Interest and Coverage On Par with 2008 Campaign

No Consensus About Whether Nation Is Divided Into ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’

Economy Again Top Story for Public and News Media

Racial Divide in Interest in Troy Davis Execution

Obama Draws More Confidence than GOP Leaders on Deficit

Most Support Raising Taxes on High Incomes to Reduce Deficit

Press Widely Criticized, But Trusted More than Other Information Sources

Views of the News Media: 1985-2011

Economic Stories Top Public Interest and Coverage

Many Aware of GOP Debate Fights: Ponzi Schemes and Vaccines

Palestinian Statehood: Mixed Views, Low Visibility

Public Still Sympathizes More with Israel

9/11 Commemorations Capture Public Attention

Rick Perry Most Visible Among GOP Contenders

More Now See GOP as Very Conservative

Views of Parties' Ideologies

Libya: Steady Views, Declining Interest

Jobs vs. Deficit — Where the Public Stands

Irene Aftermath Top Story for Public, Media

61% Hearing Mostly Bad News About Economy

Few See Job Proposals Having Much Effect

Jobs Top Deficit by Two-to-One as Leading Economic Worry