Research Methodology

Report : More Than Half of Mobile Users Avoid Certain Apps Due to Privacy Concerns

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:22:43 GMT

According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, fully 54% of mobile application users have avoided certain apps and 30% have uninstalled an app due to concerns about the way personal information is shared or collected by the app.

Report : Social Media's Influence on Politics

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:19:23 GMT

Campaign and policy-related material on social networking sites plays a modest role in influencing most users’ views and political activities, a Pew Research Center survey finds. Democrats and liberals are the most likely to say the sites have impact and are important and the politically engaged stand out in their use of the sites.

Speech : Survey Research, Its New Frontiers and Democracy

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research for the Pew Research Center and president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, explores the threats and opportunities in the field of survey research, and discusses steps that can be taken to help keep survey research relevant for democracy.

Report : Public Opinion Surveys: Still Representative?

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:25:00 GMT

A new study by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that polls conducted by telephone have struggled with lower response rates in recent years, but they continue to provide accurate data on most political, social and economic measures.

Report : Census Bureau Pushes Online Survey Response Option

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT

The Census Bureau plans to take a big step into the world of digital data collection starting in January, offering more than 3 million households that receive the American Community Survey each year the option to respond online for the first time.

Report : Census Bureau: Flaws in Same-Sex Couple Data

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:40:00 GMT

The Census Bureau says that more than one-in-four same-sex couples counted in the 2010 Census was likely an opposite-sex couple, and identified a confusing questionnaire as the likely culprit. The bureau released a new set of "preferred" same-sex counts.

Report : Imputation: Adding People to the Census

Wed, 04 May 2011 16:15:00 GMT

When census-takers can’t reach anyone at a particular address or obtain information about occupants in other ways, they sometimes use a last-resort statistical technique called “imputation” to fill in missing data.

Report : The Growing Gap between Landline and Dual Frame Election Polls

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT

A new analysis of pre-election surveys finds that support for Republican candidates was significantly higher in landline-only samples than in samples that included cell phone interviews. The difference in the margin among likely voters this year is about twice as large as in 2008.

Public Opinion : The Party of Nonvoters

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:30:00 GMT

An indepth look at those Americans -- the majority -- who won't be showing up at the polls on Election Day.

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