Social Science Data and Software (SSDS) Blog: Roper Center News Archives

January 23, 2009

Roper Center Newsletter, January 2009

Newsworthy

ANSS: Anthropology and Sociology Section
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Sociology Discussion Group
2009 ALA Midwinter Meetings, Denver, CO.

Please join us for a presentation and discussion on: Social Sciences Data - Access and Impact on Scholarship: Reports and Evaluation from ICSPR (Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research) and Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.

Panelists: Lois E. Timms-Ferrara, The Roper Center University of Connecticut Jared Lyle, ICPSR, University of Michigan

The presentations and discussion will focus on current issues as well as future trends, for e.g.

* What types of datasets are available and planned (open access/ paid subscriptions/Institutional Repositories);
* Who is/will be accessing them (users profile) and
* (to) What end - for policy, teaching, research, etc., (use profile).
* Expectations or Role of librarians or official representatives for data

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Hyatt Regency Hotel (REG)
Room: Capitol Ballroom 3

The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) will present its 43rd annual student paper award at its Annual Conference at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, Florida, May 14-7, 2009. The award is given in memory of Seymour Sudman and recognizes his many important contributions to AAPOR, as well as his teaching and mentoring of students in the survey research profession. AAPOR will consider papers in any field related to the study of public opinion, broadly defined, or to the theory and methods of survey research, including statistical techniques used in such research. The competition committee strongly encourages submissions that deal with this year’s conference theme, “Public Choices in Changing Times,” focusing on the unprecedented societal, political, and technological changes occurring globally and the opportunities and challenges they pose for survey theory and opinion measurement. Paper topics might also include methodological issues in surveys; public opinion or market research; theoretical issues in the formation, quality, or change in public opinion; or substantive findings about public opinion. The committee also encourages authors to review the Call for Student Papers, which can be found on the AAPOR website, www.aapor.org

Authors should submit the completed paper electronically using MS-Word or PDF format, by 5:00 pm (PST) on Friday, January 30, 2009, to the Associate Conference Chair. Please review the full Call for Student Papers for more details.

Read the full Call or Papers

ICPSR Undergraduate Internship Reminder: Application Deadline is February 2, 2009! The ICPSR Internship is a 10-week program designed to familiarize students with social science research, data preparation, and analysis. Interns work in the UNIX and Windows environments and gain experience using statistical programs such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata to check data. Data processing skills will be applied to prepare social science data for permanent archiving and distribution for secondary analysis; preserving respondent anonymity; and composing descriptions of data collections. These positions are supervised by an experienced Research Associate.

Interns attend courses in the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research. Interns will be required to attend a weekly Lunch and Lecture series that will expose them to various aspects and departments of ICPSR and Institute for Social Research (ISR). There may be additional social and work-related functions involving other ICPSR staff and interns from other ISR units and summer programs.

This is a paid internship.

Complete application information: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/careers/internship.html

Topics at a Glance!--Mood of America

How do you feel about your personal finances? What about terrorism and war? How are economic conditions, and the status of the country? Click here for responses to these questions and more public opinion data on this month's Topic at a Glance--Mood of America

http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=mood

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of January 5, 2009

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Auto Industry Survey [November, 2008]
Source: Survey by General Motors Corporation.
Methodology: Conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, November 11-November 12, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 804.

Title: VCU Life Sciences Survey [November, 2008]
Source: Survey by Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences.
Methodology: Conducted by Center for Public Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University, November 24-December 7, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,005. Interviews were conducted by Princeton Data Source.

Title: What Women Want Survey [October, 2008]
Source: Survey by YWCA.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, October 28-November 2, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult women ages 18-70 sample of 1,000. Interviews were conducted by Braun Research.

Title: Veteran's Health Care Funding Survey [August, 2008]
Source: Survey by Disabled American Veterans.
Methodology: Conducted by Belden Russonello & Stewart, August 20-August 24, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 827.

Title: AARP Retired Spouses Survey [November, 2007]
Source: Survey by AARP.
Methodology: Conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, November 1-November 26, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults ages 55-75 married or living as married and who are retired themselves and or have a spouse who is retired sample of 1,064.

Title: AARP Miracles, Divine Healings, and Angels: Beliefs Survey [July, 2008]
Source: Survey by AARP.
Methodology: Conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, July 17-July 21, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults age 45 and older sample of 995.

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Zogby International for Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) Survey of Iranian Americans
http://www.zogby.com/news/Survey_of_Iranian_Americans_Final_Report_Dec_10%202008.pdf

Opinion Research Corporation for Junior Achivement Worldwide and Deloitte
Teen Ethics Survey
http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem524.asp

Posted by ronbo at 05:55 PM

October 03, 2008

Roper Center Newsletter, October 2008

Newsworthy

The Board of Directors of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is pleased to announce that Professor Robert Blendon of Harvard University is the recipient of the second Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research.

Roper Center Mourns Passing of Harry O'Neill

Harry W. O'Neill, 79, passed away on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Mr. O’Neill was a member of the Roper Center’s Board of Directors from 1983 through 2007 when he retired from the Board. During that time Mr. O’Neill served for ten years as Chairman.

Topics at a Glance!--Election '08

This year's historical presidential election is heated. Find out public opinion on important issues driving the vote, the economy, the horse race and the sitting President's approval rating. See if others agree or disagree with who you feel should be the next president. Click here to get more public opinion data on this month's Topic at a Glance--The 2008 Election!

http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/elections/presidential/presidential_election_2008.html

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of October 1, 2008

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL.
The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Attitudes Toward The Public Schools Survey [June,2008]
Source: Survey by Phi Delta Kappa.
Methodology: Conducted by Gallup Organization, June 14-July 3, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult including an oversample of parents of school-age children sample of 1,002. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'education'; Organization: 'Gallup'; Date: '06/14/2008 to 06/14/2008'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Transatlantic Trends 2008 International Survey
http://www.transatlantictrends.org/trends/

Posted by ronbo at 02:30 PM

September 24, 2008

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, August 2008

Stanford University Libraries maintains a membership to the Roper Center and Stanford faculty, staff, and students can now download data directly accessible via Roper Express. For instructions on requesting data not available via Roper Express, click on the "Data Services - Roper" link on our SSDS web site.

The August (pdf) update contains:

• Belden & Russonello’s Human Rights in the United States conducted by Opportunity Agenda from June 20-July 8, 2007 of national adult including an oversample of Asian Americans.

• 2 new Pew Research Center polls conducted in December, 2007 and January, 2008.

• 14 new United States Information Agency surveys conducted in the 1980’s in various countries.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

Posted by ronbo at 04:33 PM

August 27, 2008

Roper Center Announcement - Call for Proposals to Add Questions to the 2010 GSS

For the 2010 General Social Survey(GSS) funds are expected from the National Science Foundation(NSF) to support added supplements. Proposals for topics for these NSF-funded modules are solicited from the social science community. The program is described at

Call for Proposals to Add Questions to the 2010 GSS.
http://www.norc.org/NR/rdonlyres/2E75FB22-4D36-474F-AA28-97D9A2C04B6C/998/CallforProposalstoAddQuestionstothe2010GSS.pdf

Please note the submission deadline of October 1, 2008

In addition, the GSS expects to have space available on the survey for modules not funded by NSF. Those who want to fund a paid supplement on the 2010 GSS should consult the document at "Guidelines for Paid Supplements to the GSS."

http://www.norc.org/NR/rdonlyres/2E75FB22-4D36-474F-AA28-97D9A2C04B6C/997/GuidelinesforPaidSupplementstotheGSS.pdf

If you have any questions about either program, please contact Tom W. Smith, GSS Director, smitht@norc.uchicago.edu

Posted by ronbo at 05:57 PM

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, May-June 2008

The May - June (pdf) update contains:

• National Leadership Index—The National Study of Confidence in Leadership 2007 and 2006 conducted by TSC, a division of Yankelovich, Inc. for Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University/U.S. News & World Report.

• 8 new Kaiser Family Foundation studies conducted from 2007-2008.

• 3 new Newsweek studies conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International from March-April 2008.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 05:49 PM

June 05, 2008

Roper Center Newsletter, June 2008

Newsworthy

The Mitofsky award carries a cash prize and recognizes outstanding research or reporting that uses The Roper Center’s public opinion data archive. The 2008 award prize is $1,000. The award acknowledges important work on public opinion or survey methodology that has been published in a book, journal, magazine, or newspaper, or presented at a professional conference. Special consideration will be given to work that is based on data obtained by the researcher or author directly from the Roper archive, as well as to work that utilizes multiple data sources or compares survey results over time.

For full consideration nominations must be received by June 30, 2008. Please send nominations to:

Robert Y. Shapiro
Columbia University
Dept. of Political Science
420 W. 118th St., 730 IAB
New York, NY 10027
E-Mail: rys3@columbia.edu

Topics at a Glance!--"Election 2008"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/elections/presidential/presidential_election_2008.html

This year's historical presidential election is heated. Here you can find data on the current Democratic Nomination. Find out public opinion on important issues driving the vote, the horse race and the sitting President's approval rating. Click here to get more public opinion data on this month's Topic at a Glance--Election 2008!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of June 3, 2008

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: George Washington University Battleground 2008 Survey [May, 2008]
Source: Survey by George Washington University.
Methodology: Conducted by Tarrance Group & Lake Research Partners, May 11-May 14, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national likely voters sample of 1,018. Likely voters are registered voters who said they are somewhat/very/extremely likely to vote in 2008.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Tarrance'; Date: '05/11/2008 to 05/11/2008'

Title: Public Agenda Confidence in US Foreign Policy Index Poll [March,2008]
Source: Conducted by Public Agenda Foundation, March 18-April 1, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,006.
Methodology:
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Public Agenda Foundation'; Date: '03/18/2008 to 03/18/2008'

Title: The Economic Slowdown's Impact on Middle-Aged and Older Americans Survey [April,2008]
Source: Survey by AARP.
Methodology: Conducted by Woelful Research, April 12-April 23, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults age 45 and older who are currently working/looking for work/retired sample of 1,002.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '04/12/2008 to 04/12/2008'

Title: Nuclear Energy Institute Poll [April,2008]
Source: Survey by Nuclear Energy Institute.
Methodology: Conducted by Bisconti Research and Gfk NOP, April 10-April 13, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for Keyword: 'energy', Date: '04/10/2008 to 04/10/2008'

Title: Confidence in Leadership Survey [September, 2007]
Source: Survey by Center for Public Leadership of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, U.S. News & World Report.
Methodology: Conducted by TSC, a division of Yankelovich, September 4-September 17, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,207.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Yankelovich'; Date: '09/04/2007 to 09/04/2007'

Title: Confidence in Leadership Survey [September, 2006]
Source: Survey by Center for Public Leadership of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, U.S. News & World Report.
Methodology: Conducted by TSC, a division of Yankelovich, September 5-September 17, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,604.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Yankelovich'; Date: '09/05/2006 to 09/05/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Youth Vote Survey by Greenburg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies for Democracy Corps
http://www.democracycorps.com/strategy/2008/05/growing-the-youth-vote/

The Rural American Battleground Survey by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research/Greener and Hook for the Center for Rural Strategies
http://www.greenbergresearch.com/index.php?ID=2199

Public Agenda Foundation New Teachers Lessons Learned Survey
http://www.publicagenda.org/press/press_release_detail.cfm?list=95

Posted by ronbo at 02:23 PM

May 07, 2008

Roper Center Newsletter, May 2008

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of May 1, 2008

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Retirement Confidence Survey 2008 [January,2008]
Source: Survey by Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Methodology: Conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, January 3-January 29, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,322. For some questions there were variations in the question wording between the retired and non-retired respondents which are shown. The status was determined by taking into account the respondent's and spouse's retirement status.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'retirement'; Date: '01/03/2008 to 01/03/200

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

CIRCLE & Rock the Vote Young Voter Turnout and Registration Trends
http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/CIRCLE_RtV_Young_Voter_Trends.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 04:57 PM

April 09, 2008

Roper Center Newsletter, April 2008

Tip of the Month

Need some assistance converting ASCII files into SPSS? Try this helpful link:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ascii_to_spss.html

(And a tutorial for converting ASCII to STATA is on the way, too!)

Topics at a Glance!--"Personal Finances"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=personal_finances

How are your personal finances? Is your financial situation getting better or worse? Is your specific financial worry being able to pay the bills? Is your income able to keep up with rising prices? Find out how others feel about their personal finances and more in this month's

Topic at a Glance--Personal Finances!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of April 7, 2008

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Kaiser/Harvard/NPR The Public on Requiring Individuals to Have Health Insurance Survey [February,2008]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health, National Public Radio.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, February 14-February 24, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult including oversamples of blacks and hispanics sample of 1,704. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '02/14/2008 to 02/14/2008'

Title: Kaiser/Harvard/USA Today Prescription Drugs and Pharmaceutical Companies Survey [January,2008]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health, USA Today.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, January 3-January 23, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,695.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '01/03/2008 to 01/03/2008'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

MetLife Survey of American Teachers
http://www.metlife.com/WPSAssets/10124301191202765628V1FTeacherSurveyHomeworkFinal.pdf

ABC News/BBC/NRD/NHK Iraq Poll
http://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1060a1IraqWhereThingsStand.pdf

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Survey of Journalists
http://people-press.org/reports/pdf/403.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 08:15 PM

March 20, 2008

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, February 2008

The month of February (pdf) update contains:

• 8 new USA Today Polls conducted by the Gallup Organization from November 2007 to January 2008 including samples from New Hampshire, Iowa and California.

• Public Agenda Foundation Surveys conducted from 1998-1999 including:

o On Thin Ice—Alternatives to Public Schools

o Playing Their Parts—Parental Involvement in Public Schools

o Reality Check 1998

• 3 new Newsweek Polls conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International from October 2007-February 2008.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 03:30 PM

March 04, 2008

Roper Center Newsletter, March 2008

Systems & Computer Support Administrator Position

The Roper Center is looking for a Systems and Computer Support Administrator to serve as the primary day-to-day technical and computer support contact for a small to mid-sized LAN containing a multi-platform environment (Sorlaris, Server 2003, XP, Linux). The ideal candidate will have experience and broad-based knowledge of multiple platforms and networking with an understanding of compatibility and integration issues.

Newsworthy

One of our many partners, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, has released a new survey on religions in the US —the interactive web site of this 35,000+ respondent survey is remarkable. Check it out: http://religions.pewforum.org/

Topics at a Glance!--"US Elections"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/elections/presidential/presidential_election.html

The Roper Center has added a new section to their website--US Elections! Here you can find data from the 1976 election to the current run for Presidency. Find out public opinion during each election year, along with the primary and election day exit poll results. Click here to get more public opinion data on this month's Topic at a Glance--US Elections!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of March 3, 2008

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Kaiser/Harvard Likely Voters in Early Primary States Survey [November 2007]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, November 1-November 11, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national likely primary/caucus voters in early primary states sample of 1,486. National likely voters are registered voters who said they were absolutely certain to vote/will probably vote in their state's primary or caucus in the 35 states and the District of Columbia whose primary or caucus was before the end of February 2008.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '11/01/2007 to 11/01/2007'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Religious Landscape Survey
http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf

AXA Global Retirement Survey
http://www.axa-equitable.com/pressroom/2008/20080204-SomberViewOfRetirement.html

Rock the Vote Youth Voter Poll
http://www.rockthevote.com/research/

Posted by ronbo at 06:29 PM

February 25, 2008

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, January 2008

The month of January (pdf) update contains:

• 18 new Harvard School of Public Health Polls conducted by ICR--International Communications Research from 2005-2007 including some studies co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

• Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg News Poll conducted from October 19-22, 2007.

• Fortune Magazine Poll conducted by Abt SRBI, Inc. from January 14-16, 2008.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

Posted by ronbo at 09:44 PM

January 16, 2008

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, November-December 2007

This month the Roper Update (pdf) for the months of November and December contains:

• Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, East Asia Institute, and Lowry Institute for International Affairs: Public Opinion and Foreign Policy of the U.S., China and India Poll conducted by Knowledge Networks, June 9-July 21, 2006 on 6,359 adult residents of the United States, China and India.

• 14 new CBS News and New York Times polls conducted from January-September, 2007.

• 5 new Public Agenda Foundation polls conducted from 1998-2000.

• 9 new Gallup Organization polls including 3 USA Today polls conducted from August-October, 2007 and 6 new Gallup News Service polls conducted from April-October, 2007.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 08:39 PM

January 07, 2008

Roper Center Newsletter, January 2008

As you may already know, the Roper Center and LexisNexis have parted ways and the topline survey results LN provided from the Roper Center will no longer be available through LexisNexis. The Roper Center will continue to offer the enhanced version of that service through iPOLL and RoperExpress. Please, let us know how we might service your public opinion needs.

Topics at a Glance!--"Mood of America"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=mood

How do you feel about your personal finances? What about terrorism and war? How are economic conditions, and the status of the country? Find out how others feel about this topic and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Mood of America!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of January 2, 2008

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: AARP Preparation for Retirement: The Haves and Have-Nots Survey [November,2006]
Source: Survey by AARP.
Methodology: Conducted by Harris Interactive during November, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national employed financial decision-makers age 21-70 sample of 1,001. Employed financial decision-makers are those employed/their spouse is employed and they have never/their spouse has never participated in a defined benefit retirement plan and they are the primary or shared decision-maker regarding financial decisions in the household. The sample included the "Haves"-who participate in a 401 (k) or 403 (b) plan and or have a spouse that participates in one, and the "Have-Nots"-495 respondents who lack access to a retirement savings plan through their/their spouse's employer. The responses of the "Haves" and "Have-Nots" are shown separately for most of the questions.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'retire%'; Organization 'AARP'; Date: '11/01/2006 to 11/30/2006'

Title: Kaiser/Harvard/NPR Children's OTC Medicines: The Public, Parents, Weigh In Survey [November,2007]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health, National Public Radio.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, November 15-November 25, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult including an oversample of parents of children under age 6 sample of 1,522. Interviews were conducted November 15-20 and 25, 2007. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health', Date; '11/15/2007 to 11/25/2007'

Title: VCU Life Sciences Survey [November,2007]
Source: Survey by Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences.
Methodology: Conducted by Center for Public Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University, November 26-December 9, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000. Interviews were conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas.
Search for:

Title: AARP Keeping the Faith: Spirituality and Religion Among Hispanics Age 40+ [February,2007]
Source: Survey by AARP.
Methodology: Conducted by QSA Research, February 23-March 13, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult hispanics age 40 and over sample of 1,000.
Search for:

Title: Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tobacco Survey [February,2006]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, February 17-March 5, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,076.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health'; Date: '02/17/2006 to 03/05/2006'

Title: Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Addiction Prevention and Treatment Survey [April,2006]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, April 11-April 15, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,112.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health'; Date: '04/11/2006 to 04/15/2006'

Title: Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Vulnerable Populations Survey [June,2006]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, June 21-June 26, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,100.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health'; Date: '06/21/2006 to 06/26/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Survey Research Center in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan Monitoring the Future Survey of Youth
http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/

American Jewish Committee 2007 Annual Survey of Jewish American Jewish Opinion
http://www.ajc.org/site/c.ijITI2PHKoG/b.3642849/

Public Agenda Foundation and The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Lessons Learned: New Teachers Talk About Their Jobs, Challenges, and Long Range Plans
http://www.publicagenda.org/lessonslearned2/

Posted by ronbo at 07:22 PM

December 05, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, December 2007

Tip of the Month!

Missed the Warren J. Mitofsky Award Dinner? Wish you were there? Come and check out our first ever fundraiser. Click here to view a slide show of photos from the dinner. We hope you enjoy them and join us for next years event!

Topics at a Glance!--"Europe"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=europe

How do you feel about European people? How would you rate their leaders? How about our national relationship towards them? What about their politics? Do you feel European countries are our allies or enemies? Find out how others feel about this topic and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Europe!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot

Updated as of December 3, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Public Agenda Confidence in US Foreign Policy Index Poll [September, 2007]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by Public Agenda Foundation, September 17-September 27, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,011.
Search for: Searched iPOLL: Organization: 'Public Agenda Foundation'; Date: '09/17/2007 to 9/17/07'

Title: AARP Prescription Drugs and Medicare Part D Survey [October,2007]
Source: Survey by AARP.
Methodology: Conducted by Woelfel Research, October 5-October 26, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults age 50 & over sample of 800. The sample included 400 respondents aged 50-64 and 400 respondents age 65 & over who have Medicare Part D. The responses for the two groups are shown separately.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for Organization: 'AARP', Date: '10/05/2007 to 10/05/2007'

Title: Health Confidence Survey [May,2007]
Source: Survey by Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Methodology: Conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, May 17-June 10, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Keyword: 'health'; Date: '05/17/2007 to 05/17/2007'

Title: Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Americans' Views on the Health Care System Survey [April,2007]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, April 13-April 15, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,128.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for:Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health'; Date: '04/13/2007 to 04/13/2007'

Title: Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Americans' Views on Public Health Survey [April,2007]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, April 11-April 15, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,102.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health'; Date: '04/11/2007 to 04/11/2007'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

CBS News/New York Times Iowa and New Hampshire Polls
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/poll_111307.pdf

ABC News/Washington Post Iowa Republican Caucus Poll
http://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1051a2IowaReps.pdf

ABC News/Washington Post Iowa Democratic Caucus Poll
http://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1051a1IowaDems.pdf

Mason-Dixon Polling Florida Poll
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/media/acrobat/2007-11/33818342.pdf

CNN/WMUR New Hampshire Poll
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/11/20/relnh6b.pdf

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics New Hampshire Poll
http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/FOX_NH_2008_release113007_web.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 06:55 PM

November 20, 2007

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, October 2007

This month the Roper Update (pdf) for the month of October contains:

• 9 new Work Trends Poll sponsored by John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University conducted from 2001-2005.

• 3 new Cable News Networks studies conducted by Opinion Research Corporation from 2007.

• 4 new Public Agenda Foundation studies conducted from 1997-2002 including samples of youth, teachers and parents.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at: http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 05:59 PM

November 06, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, November 2007

There's still time to make a donation or get your seat to the 2007 Warren J. Mitofsky Award Dinner. The dinner will be held at the Bryant Park Grill in New York City on November 8th, 2007. To find out more information on how you can donate please click here.

Topics at a Glance!--"Presidential Approval"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=presapproval

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the president is doing his job? How about his handling of the War in Iraq? How do you feel about his handling the campaign against terrorism? How would you rate the President overall? Find out how others feel about this topic and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Presidential Approval!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of November 1, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Kaiser/Harvard/NPR Public Views of SCHIP Reauthorization Survey [October,2007]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health, National Public Radio.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, October 8-October 13, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,527.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for 'SCHIP'; Organization: 'Kaiser', Date: '10/08/2007 to 10/08/2007'

Title: Public Perceptions of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Survey [August,2007]
Source: Survey by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, August 4-August 7, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national registered likely voters sample of 900.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'SCHIP'; Date: '08/04/2007 to 08/04/2007'

Title: Constitution and Governance Issues Survey [August,2007]
Source: Survey by PublicInterestPolling.com.
Methodology: Conducted by The Parker Group, August 20-August 26, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,088.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'constitution'; Date: 0'8/20/2007 to 08/20/2007'

Title: Obesity Survey [July,2007]
Source: Survey by Trust for America 's Health.
Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, July 12-July 15, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,021.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for 'Obes%'; Organization: 'Greenberg'; Date: '07/12/2007 to 07/12/2007'

Title: Metlife Foundation Alzheimers Survey [January,2006]
Source: Survey by Metlife Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by Harris Interactive, January 19-January 22, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,008.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'Alzheimer%'; Organization: 'Harris Interactive'; Date: '01/19/2006 to 01/19/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Public Agenda Foundation and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Lessons Learned: New Teachers Talk About their Jobs, Challenges and Long-Range Plans Survey

http://www.publicagenda.org/lessonslearned1/pdfs/lessons_learned_1.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 08:08 PM

October 25, 2007

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, September 2007

This month the Roper Update (pdf) for the month of September contains:

• 4 new Public Agenda Foundation studies including 2006 Public Libraries in the 21st Century, 2002 Knowing It by Heart--The Constitution and its Meaning, 2002 Lot Easier Said Than Done--Raising Children Today Survey, and 2002 When It’s Your Own Child--Special Education in Public Schools.

• 2005, 2004 and 2003 VCU Life Sciences Survey conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Public Policy.

• 6 new USA Today studies conducted by the Gallup Organization from March-July, 2007.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

Posted by ronbo at 07:57 PM

October 03, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, October 2007

Most members are using iPOLL to locate US public opinion data on any topic. It's very easy to search and offers direct links to dataset files for secondary analysis. However, for those who might be using iPOLL via LexisNexis, this service will no longer be available beginning on January 1, 2008. If you are new to iPOLL, please check out the online tutorial or give us a call with any questions you might have.

Topics at a Glance!--"Iraq"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=iraq

Is the war with Iraq worth the cost? Do you approve of Bush's handling of the Iraq War? Do you believe the US is winning the war in Iraq? Do you believe the US will succeed in establishing Democracy in Iraq? Find out how others feel about this topic and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Iraq!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of October 2, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Transatlantic Trends 2007 Survey [June,2007]
Source: Survey by German Marshall Fund of the US and the Compagnia di San Paolo, Italy, with additional support from the Luso-American Foundation, Portugal, Fundacion BBVA, Spain, and the Tipping Point Fdtn., Bulgaria.
Methodology: Conducted by TNS Opinion and Social Institutes, June 4-June 23, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000. Interviews were conducted in the US by Leger Marketing of Montreal. Parallel surveys were conducted in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Slovakia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. All fieldwork was coordinated by TNS Opinion and Social Institutes.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'diplomacy', Date: '06/04/2007 to 06/04/2007'

Title: Attitudes Toward The Public Schools Survey [June,2007]
Source: Survey by Phi Delta Kappa.
Methodology: Conducted by Gallup Organization, June 12-June 29, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,005.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'education', Organization: 'Gallup'; Date: '06/12/2007 to 06/12/20'

Title: Squeeze Play: How Parents and the Public Look at Higher Education Today Survey [February,2007]
Source: Survey by National Center For Public Policy and Higher Education.
Methodology: Conducted by Public Agenda Foundation, February 13-February 25, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,001. Interviews were conducted by ICR-International Communications Research.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'education'; Organization: 'Public Agenda Foundation'; Date: '2/13/2007 to 02/13/2007'

Title: AARP Workers 50+ Survey [August,2007]
Source: Survey by AARP.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, August 1-August 8, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult workers age 50 & over sample of 510. Workers are those employed full-time, part-time, or temporarily unemployed.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'work'; Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '08/01/2007 to 08/01/2007'

Title: Death Penalty Poll [March,2007]
Source: Survey by Death Penalty Information Center.
Methodology: Conducted by RT Strategies, March 8-March 11, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'death & penalty'; Topic: 'crime'; Date: '03/08/2007 to 03/08/2007'

Title: VCU Life Sciences Survey [November,2006]
Source: Survey by Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences.
Methodology: Conducted by Center for Public Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University, November 7-November 21, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'technology'; Topic: 'science'; Date: '11/07/2006 to 11/07/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

ABC News/BBC/NHK National Survey of Iraq http://www.abcnews.go.com/images/US/1043a1IraqWhereThingsStand.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 06:17 PM

September 24, 2007

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, July 2007

This month the Roper Update (pdf) for the month of July contains:

• 2006 TranAtlantic Trends conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres for The German Marshall Fund of the United States and Compagnia di San Paolo di Torino, Italy, June 6-24, 2006. The survey includes interviews with 13,044 adult residents of Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

• 5 new CBS News/New York Times polls conducted from October-December, 2006 including samples of adult residents of Ohio and New Jersey.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 08:24 PM

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, August 2007

This month the Roper Update (pdf) for the month of August contains:

• 3 new Pew Research Center Polls conducted from September, 2006 to January, 2007 including oversamples of specific Congressional Districts

• A new Cable News Network Poll conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation from June 22-24, 2007.

• A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart/Newhouse Research Companies from June 8-11, 2007 of National adult including an oversample of Hispanics

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 08:20 PM

September 11, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, September 2007

Something new for Roper Center members—each question in iPOLL from the NORC General Social Surveys (1972-2006) is now linked to an online analysis tool. This point-and-click technology is perfect for students and scholars alike who are curious about how various groups in the population responded to some of the best phrased questions on social issues. Check out the GSS in iPOLL today!

Topics at a Glance!--"Congressional Approval"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=Congress

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? Are approval ratings up or down? Are Republicans or Democrats doing a better job? How would you rate your own representative in Congress? Find out how others feel about this topic and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Congressional Approval!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of September 4, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: CASA 2007 Attitudes on Substance Abuse Survey [April,2007]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, April 27-May 13, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult parents of teenagers (age 12-17) with oversamples of african americans and hispanics sample of 550. Interviews were conducted by QEV Analytics. A parallel survey of 1297 teens age 12-17 was conducted. All of the 562 interviews with parents were conducted in households where the parents gave consent for their teen to be interviewed even though the teen interview may not have been completed. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult parent of teens age 12-17 sample.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'narcotics'; Date: '04/27/2007 to 04/27/2007'

Title: National Missile Defense Survey [July,2007]
Source: Survey by Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance.
Methodology: Conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, July 19-July 22, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,023.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'defense'; Organization: 'Opinion Research Corporation'; Date: ' 07/19/2007 to 07/19/2007'

Title: George Washington University Battleground 2008 Survey [July,2007]
Source: Survey by George Washington University.
Methodology: Conducted by Tarrance Group & Lake Research Partners, July 15-July 18, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national likely voters sample of 1,000. Likely voters are registered voters who said they are somewhat/very/extremely likely to vote in 2008.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Tarrance'; Date: '07/15/2007 to 07/15/20'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup 39 th Attitudes Toward the Public Schools
http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kpollpdf.htm

CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XII: Teen and Parents
http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/templates/Home.aspx

AP/MTV Youth Happiness Survey
http://surveys.ap.org/data/KnowledgeNetworks/2007-08-20%20AP-MTV%20Youth%20Happiness.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 06:53 PM

August 09, 2007

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, June 2007

This month the Roper Update (pdf) for the month of June contains:

• NCCJ Intergroup Relations Survey conduced by ICR from January 13-March 30, 2005.

• 14 new NBC News/Wall Street Journal polls conducted from July 2005 to April 2007.

• 3 new Los Angeles Times Polls including samples of Republican and Democratic National Committee members.

• Religion and Ethics Newsweekly and U.S. News and World Report America’s Evangelicals survey conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, March 16-April 4, 2004.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at: http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 06:55 PM

August 02, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter for the month of August

Save the Date: Nov 8, 2007

As a tribute to Warren Mitofsky, who was chairman of the Roper Center Board of Directors at the time of his passing last fall, the Center has established the Warren J. Mitofsky Fund which will raise funds to support the Roper Center and sponsor an annual award for outstanding work utilizing the Center’s archived holdings. The 2007 Warren J. Mitofsky Award recipient will be honored at the awards dinner on November 8, 2007. Please, plan to join us.

For more information go to http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/center/mitofsky_save_date.html

Topics at a Glance!--"Race Relations"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=race

How is race playing a role in the 2008 presidential election? Who would you rather vote for President, a women or a black man? How are race relations presently in the US? How do you feel about affirmative action? What about interracial marriages? Find out how others feel about this topic and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Race Relations!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of August 1, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Washington Post/Kaiser/Harvard Political Independents Survey [May, 2007]
Source: Survey by Washington Post, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard University.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, May 3-June 3, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult including an oversample of independents sample of 2,140. The sample included 1014 political independents. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '05/03/2007 to 05/03/20'

Title: Louisiana 's National Agenda Survey [January,2007]
Source: Survey by Manship School of Mass Communication and Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at Louisiana State University.
Methodology: Conducted by Public Policy Research Lab, Louisiana State University, January 24-March 8, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,204.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'Louisiana'; Date: '01/24/2007 to 01/24/2007'

Title: Hurricane Readiness in High Risk Areas Survey [June, 2007]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, June 18-July 10, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a adults in coastal counties of alabama, florida, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, north carolina, south carolina, and texas sample of 5,046. Interviewing was conducted in all counties within twenty miles of the coastline for each state. The survey included 502 residents of the New Orleans metropolitan area, where interviews were conducted with adults from cell phone only households, as well as from households with landline telephones.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'hurrican%'; Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health', Date: '06/18/2007 to 06/18/2007'

Title: AARP Thoughts on the Afterlife Survey [June,2006]
Source: Survey by AARP.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, June 29-July 10, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults age 50 & over sample of 1,011.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '06/29/2006 to 06/29/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

AARP 401(K) Participants' Awareness and Understanding of Fees Survey http://www.aarp.org/research/reference/publicopinions/401k_fees.html

Posted by ronbo at 06:37 PM

July 09, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, July 2007

Tip of the month!!
Look out for a new look to the Home Page —

We are creating a new look to our home page. It will be similar to the present look, with just a few added benefits--easily find important links, and a new announcement section! We hope you like it.

Topics at a Glance!--"Leisure & Recreation"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=leisure

What are your vacation plans for 2007? How important are leisure activities to you? How much time do you spend on various leisure activities a day/week? What is your favorite leisure activity? Find out how others feel about this topic and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Leisure & Recreation!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of July 2, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Kaiser Parents, Children & Media Survey [October,2006]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, October 2-October 27, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult parents of children age 2-17 sample of 1,008.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '10/02/2006 to 10/02/2006'

Title: Kaiser Post Katrina Baseline New Orleans Area Survey [September,2006]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, September 12-November 13, 2006 and based on personal interviews with a adult residents of New Orleans, Louisiana sample of 1,504. The New Orleans area includes Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes. These four neighboring parishes make up Region 1, as defined by Louisiana 's Department of Health and Hospitals
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '09/12/2006 to 09/12/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Greenberg Quinlan Research for Democracy Corps Survey of Battleground Districts in 2008
http://www.greenbergresearch.com/index.php?ID=2002

Posted by ronbo at 05:50 PM

June 14, 2007

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, April-May 2007

This month the Roper Update (pdf) for the months of April-May contains:

• Kaiser Family Foundation/Washington Post/Harvard Universit--African American Men Survey conducted by ICR from March 20-April 29, 2006. The sample is 2864 national adults including oversamples of African American Men and Women.

• 4 new Cable News Network/Opinion Research Corporation polls from 2007.

• 14 new United States Information Agency—USIA polls conducted in various countries in 2000 and 2001.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at: http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 08:52 PM

May 31, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, June 2007

Tip of the month!!

AAPOR Lifetime Achievement Award to Harry O’Neill

The Roper Center congratulates Harry O’Neill upon receiving the American Association for Public Opinion Research’s Award for lifetime achievement. Mr. O’Neill is currently a member of the Roper Center’s Board of Directors, having served for ten years as Board Chairman.
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/center/oneill_award.html

WE'VE MOVED

Change you address books, update your contact list, the Roper Center has moved. We are now located within the Homer Babbidge Library, third floor, at the University of Connecticut. We're still the same Roper Center, just with a new address. Come by and visit us sometime, we'd love it!

University of Connecticut
Roper Center
369 Fairfield Way, Unit 2164
Storrs, CT 06269-2164

Topics at a Glance!--"Latin America"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=latin_america

How do you feel about our Latin American neighbors? What about trade with these countries? Do you feel that the illegal drug trafficking in Latin America is a large problem today? Find out how others feel about this topic and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Latin America!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of June 1, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: General Social Survey 2006 [March,2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, March 10-August 7, 2006 and based on personal interviews with a national adult sample of 4,510. Part of a continuing series of social indicators conducted since 1972.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'National Opinion Research Center'; Date: '03/10/2006 to 03/10/2006'

Title: Americans and Summer Gas Prices: Views About the Need for Action by Washington Survey [April,2007]
Source: Survey by Civil Society Institute, 40mpg.org
Methodology: Conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, April 19-April 22, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,013.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'gas%'; Organization: 'Opinion Research Corporation'; Date: '04/19/2007 to 04/19/2007'

Title: Retirement Confidence Survey 2007 [January,2007]
Source: Survey by Employee Benefit Research Institute, American Savings Education Council.
Methodology: Conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, January 2-January 29, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,252. For some questions there were variations in the question wording between the retired and non-retired respondents which are shown. The status was determined by taking into account the respondent's and spouse's retirement status.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'retirement'; Date: '01/02/2007 to 01/02/2007'

Title: National Election Pool Exit Poll [November,2006]
Source: Survey by National Election Pool (ABC News, Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News).
Methodology: Conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International on November 7, 2006 and based on self-administered and telephone interviews with a national adult exiting voters sample of 13,866. There were two forms of the questionnaire which included some questions in common and some that were unique. The study included a telephone survey of 1478 absentee/early voters conducted October 27-November 5, 2006 by Interviewing Services of America. The telephone data was combined with the self-administered exit poll data.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Exit poll'; Date: '11/07/2006 to 11/07/2006'

Title: The Spiritual State of the Nation Survey [February,2006]
Source: Survey by The Spiritual Enterprise Institute.
Methodology: Conducted by Gallup Organization during February, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,004.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'religion'; Organization: 'Gallup'; Date: '02/28/2006 to 02/28/2006'

Title: Pew Hispanics Survey [August,2006]
Source: Survey by Pew Hispanic Center, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, August 10-October 4, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult hispanics sample of 4,016.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Pew'; Date: '08/10/2006 to 08/10/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Pew Research Center and Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Muslim Americans Survey
http://pewresearch.org/assets/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Giving Voice to the People of New Orleans: The Kaiser Post-Katrina Baseline Survey
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/7631.cfm

Posted by ronbo at 02:24 PM

May 07, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, May 2007

Tip of the month!!

WARREN MITOFSKY AWARD

The Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research
An annual award of The Roper Center. The 2007 award prize is $1,000, for more information please click or link to this address http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/center/mitofsky_award.html

WE'VE MOVED

University of Connecticut
Roper Center
369 Fairfield Way, Unit 2164
Storrs, CT 06269-2164

NEW DATA RELEASE

I case you missed it, the 1972-2006 General Social Survey (GSS) cumulative data file conducted by the National Opinion Research Center is now available from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research on CD-ROM. More...

Topics at a Glance!--"Immigration"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=immigration
How important is the illegal immigration problem in the United States? Do you think that illegal immigrants help or harm the nation's economy or American workers? Do you believe that immigrants cost the taxpayers too much money? Find out how others feel about this social topic and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Immigration!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of May 1, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Public Agenda Confidence in US Foreign Policy Index Poll [February,2007]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by Public Agenda Foundation, February 21-March 4, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,013.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Public Agenda Foundation'; Date: '02/21/2007 to 02/21/2007'

Title: Nuclear Energy Institute Poll [March, 2007]
Source: Survey by Nuclear Energy Institute.
Methodology: Conducted by Bisconti Research and Gfk NOP
Search for: Searched iPOLL for 'nuclear & energy'; Date: ' 03/30/2007 to 03/30/2007'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

CASA (The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University) Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance abuse at America 's Colleges and Universities – College Student Sample
http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/articlefiles/380-College%20II%20Final-Revised.pdf

American Jewish Committee Hispanic Attitudes Toward Jews
http://www.ajc.org/atf/cf/%7B42D75369-D582-4380-8395-D25925B85EAF%7D/Hispanic_Attitudes_Jews_042007.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 10:41 PM

April 27, 2007

Mitofsky Award-Call for nominations

Call for nominations for:

The Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research

An annual award of The Roper Center

The Mitofsky award carries a cash prize and recognizes outstanding research or reporting that uses The Roper Center's public opinion data archive. The 2007 award prize is $1,000. The award recognizes important work on public opinion or survey methodology that has been published in a book, journal, magazine, or newspaper, or presented at a professional conference. Special consideration will be given to work that is based on data obtained by the researcher or author directly from the Roper archive, as well as to work that utilizes multiple data sources or compares survey results over time. The award recognizes both work published recently and work from the past that continues to have a significant impact on our understanding of society. The award will be celebrated this November at The Mitofsky Award Dinner in New York.

Anyone can make a nomination by submitting a statement that includes the full citation of the work and a brief description of the work's outstanding accomplishment and its use of the Roper Center's public opinion data archive.

For full consideration nominations must be received by June 30, 2007.

Please send nominations to:

Robert Y. Shapiro
Columbia University
Department of Political Science
420 W. 118th St., 730 IAB
New York, NY 10027

Tel: (212) 854-3944 Fax: (212) 222-0598
E-Mail: rys3@columbia.edu

Posted by ronbo at 02:33 PM

April 10, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, April 2007

Tip of the month!!

NEW DATA RELEASES —

The 2006 General Election Day Exit Polls are now available from the Roper Center thanks to the support of Edison Media Research, Mitofsky International and the members of the National Election Pool. Datasets for the national exit poll and 32 state exits have been archived and released on via RoperExpress and for purchase on CD. More…

The 2000 Virginia Slims American Women's Opinion Poll, the eighth in a series of surveys started in 1970 on the lives and concerns of women in America, has been archived and released by the Roper Center. More…

Topics at a Glance!--"Medical Research"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=medical_research
How does America feel about the field of Genetic Engineering? This month's topics covers issues such as stem cell research and cloning. Are your views in sync with the rest of America? Find out how others feel and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Medical Research!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of April 5, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL.
The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: Unmarried Women's Agenda Survey
Source: Survey by Women's Voices. Women Vote
Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, January 28-January 30, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult unmarried women sample of 1,000.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'women'; Organization: 'Greenberg' Date: '01/28/2007 to 01/28/2007'

Title: Trust for America's Health Survey
Source: Survey by Trust for America's Health
Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, January 18-January 22, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,015.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'health'; Organization: 'Greenberg'; Date: '01/18/2007 to 01/18/2007'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

ABC News/USA Today/BBC/ARD Poll of Iraqis
http://abcnews.go.com/images/US/1033aIraqpoll.pdf

NSF 2007 Sleep in America Poll - women
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/site/c.huIXKjM0IxF/b.2574229/k.14DA/2007_Sleep_in_America_Poll.htm

Gfk. Roper for Avon International Women's Poll
http://shop.avon.com/shop/landing/global_summit/avon_index.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 09:52 PM

March 15, 2007

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, January and February 2007

Click the links for January and February for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF for the month of January contains:

• 11 new CBS News/New York Times Polls conducted in 2006.

• 9 new Newsweek Polls conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International from May-November, 2006.

• 122 new USIA studies conducted around the world in the 1990’s.

This month the attached PDF for the month of February contains:

• Kaiser Family Foundation HIV/AIDS Awareness and Related Issues poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International from March 24-April 18, 2006.

• 10 new ABC News/Washington Post polls conducted from March-September, 2006.

• 16 new CNN polls conducted by ORC from April-October, 2006.

• 7 new USA Today polls conducted by the Gallup Organization from November-December, 2006 including 5 state samples.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

Posted by ronbo at 02:54 PM

March 01, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, March 2007

Tip of the month!!

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ROPER CENTER MEMBERS—
The 2006 National Exit Poll is now available to Roper Center members: USMI2006-NATELEC

Be sure to let your colleagues in your Political Science department know that it's here so they can analyze this important election! Individual states will be available shortly.

Non members will be able to order this survey next week.

Topics at a Glance!--"Ethics"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=ethics
How do you feel about campaign financing. Do you have confidence in our leadership? What about large businesses? Are the morals of society affecting how we do our everyday business? Are your views similar to the rest of America? Find out how others feel and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Ethics!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of March 1, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html

Title: George Washington University Battleground 2008 Survey [January,2007]
Source: Survey by George Washington University
Methodology: Conducted by Tarrance Group and Lake, Snell, Perry, Mermin Associates, January 8-January 11, 2007 and based on telephone interviews with a national likely voters sample of 1,000. Likely voters are registered voters who said they are somewhat/very/extremely likely to vote in the 2008 election.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Organization: 'Tarrance'; Date: '01/08/2007 to 01/08/2007'

Title: Preparedness Survey [May,2006]
Source: Survey by American Red Cross
Methodology: Conducted by Opinion Research Corporation International, May 4-May 7, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'emergency'; Date: '05/04/2006 to 05/04/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Social Networking Websites and Teens Survey for the Pew Internet & American Life Project by Princeton Survey Research Associates International
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_SNS_Data_Memo_Jan_2007.pdf

A Portrait of “Generation Next” Survey for the Pew Research Center by the Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Youth age 18-25 shown separately.
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=300

Posted by ronbo at 01:45 PM

February 13, 2007

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, December 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the PDF contains:

• Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Americans' Views on Public Health Study conducted by ICR--International Communications Research, March 31-April 4, 2006.

• 6 new USA Today polls conducted from June-September 2006 by the Gallup Organization.

• USIA studies from the 1990's.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/data/past_data_announcements.html

Posted by ronbo at 02:44 PM

February 07, 2007

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, November 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the PDF contains:

• AARP 2003 and 2004 Boomers at Midlife Study conducted by PSRAI.

• 4 new USA Today Polls conducted by the Gallup Organization from April-July, 2006.

• USA Today/HBO Family Alcohol and Drug Addiction Poll conducted by the Gallup Organization April 27-May 31, 2006.

• USIA studies from the 1990's.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 07:00 PM

February 01, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, February 2007

Tip of the month!!

For our users who may have been wondering --what happened to POM or Public Opinion Matters-- we have changed the name. Public Opinion Matters has been changed to Topics at a Glance. Each month a new topic is selected and TAG gives you a sampling of polling data and details of survey datasets related to that topic. Remember that these Topics are just a small number of the nearly half million questions and over 15,000 datasets we house at the Roper Center.

Topics at a Glance!--"Iraq"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=iraq
Do you approve of President Bush's handling of Iraq? Do you believe the US should increase the level of troops in Iraq? Are your views inline with the rest of America? Find out how others feel and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Iraq!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of February 1, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Posted by ronbo at 05:28 PM

January 03, 2007

Roper Center Newsletter, January 2007

Tip of the month!!

Need IDEAS? We think you'll like ours.

Using the SDA tool developed at Berkeley, the Roper Center offers a handful of studies in an online analysis system. The Interactive Data Exploration and Analysis System—

IDEAS—permits secondary analysis of studies without writing programs. When the focus is on how to interpret crosstab results, rather than training in statistical packages, this tool makes running the tables easy. Check it out at: http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ideas/dataanalysistool.html

Topics at a Glance!--"Retirement"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=retirement
What age do you plan on retiring? Do you worry about having enough money saved for your retirement? What will be your major source of income in retirement? Find out how others are planning their retirement and more in this month's Topic at a Glance--Retirement!

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of January 2, 2007

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Economic Policy Institute Survey [March,2006]
Source: Survey by Economic Policy Institute.
Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, March 22-March 29, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,044.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic:'economics'; Organization: 'Greenberg'; Date:'03/22/2006 to 03/22/2006'

Title: The Public's Health Care Agenda for the New Congress and Presidential Campaign Survey [November,2006]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, November 9-November 29, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult with oversample of age 65 and over sample of 1,867. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for Topic: 'health'; Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '11/09/2006 to 11/09/2006'

Title: GMF Trade and Poverty Reduction Survey [September,2006]
Source: Survey by German Marshall Fund of the US.
Methodology: Conducted by TNS Opinion and Social Institutes, September 5-September 25, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 999. Interviews were conducted in the US by Leger Marketing of Montreal. Parallel surveys were done in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. Fieldwork was coordinated by TNS Opinion Social Institutes.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: 'freer & trade'; Topic: 'trade'; Date: '09/05/2006 to 09/05/2006'

Title: Long Term Care Cost Survey [August,2006]
Source: Survey by AARP
Methodology: Conducted by Gfk NOP Roper Public Affairs & Media, August 23-September 25, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult age 42 and older with oversamples of blacks, hispanics, and those age 42-44 sample of 1,641. The sample includes oversamples of Hispanics and African-Americans for a total of 200 each. There was also an oversample of those age 42-44. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult population. In addition parallel surveys of 400 interviews were conducted in each of five states: California, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for: Topic: 'health'; Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '08/23/2006 to 08/23/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Kaiser Surveys of Pharmacists & Physicians 2006
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/pomr110906pkg.cfm

CIRCLE Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Youth Survey
http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/2006_CPHS_Report_update.pdf

Monitoring the Future Youth Survey 2006
http://monitoringthefuture.org/

2006 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion conducted by Synovate for The American Jewish Committee
http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=846741&ct=3152877

Posted by ronbo at 07:26 PM

December 04, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, December 2006

Tip of the month!!

Did you know there is a professional organization of “data librarians” -–folks who share some of the same concerns that you have, as well as the solutions! It's called IASSIST (International Association for Social Science Information, Service, & Technology). IASSIST has a listserv and holds an annual conference in the spring for data people to get together and share ideas on how to improve access to digital data sources. New members are always welcome: http://www.iassistdata.org/

Topics at a Glance!--"Religion"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=congress1
Do you believe in Miracles, Angels and Demons? How about Heaven or Hell? How important is Religion in your life? Compare some of these question to similar questions from the past. See how the rest of America feels about this subject in this month's Topic at a Glance--Religion.

Based on a new topic each month, TAG offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Topics at a Glance!" http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of December 4, 2006

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: McLaughlin & Associates National Post-Election Survey [November, 2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by McLaughlin & Associates on November 7, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults who voted in the 2006 election sample of 1,000. The sample included those who voted November 7, 2006 as well as those who had voted early.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for 'election'; Date:'11/07/2006 to 11/07/2006'

Title: USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard National Survey of Households Affected by Cancer [August, 2006]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health, USA Today.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, August 1-September 14, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults in households where they or a family member in their household has been diagnosed with or treated with cancer in the past five years sample of 930. The sample excludes non-melanoma skin cancer.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for 'cancer'; Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '08/01/2006 to 08/01/2006'

Title: Pandemic Influenza Survey [September,2006]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, September 28-October 5, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult with oversample of adults who had children under age 18 in their households sample of 2,518. The sample included a national sample of 1,697 plus an oversample of 821 adults who had children under age 18 in their household. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for 'flu%'; Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health'; Date: '09/28/2006 to 09/28/2006'

Title: Nuclear Energy Institute Poll [September,2006]
Source: Survey by Nuclear Energy Institute.
Methodology: Conducted by Bisconti Research and Gfk NOP, September 7-September 10, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for 'nuclear & energy'; Date: '09/07/2006 to 09/07/2006'

Title: Americans Views on Public Health Survey [March,2006]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, March 31-April 4, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,107.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for 'health', Date: '03/31/2006 to 03/31/2006'

Title: Confidence in Leadership Survey [September,2005]
Source: Survey by Center for Public Leadership of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, U.S.News & World Report.
Methodology: Conducted by TSC, a division of Yankelovich, September 13-September 23, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult with oversamples of 18-24 year olds sample of 1,374. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Searched iPOLL for 'confidence & leader%'; Date: '09/13/2005 to 09/13/2005'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Institute of Politics, Harvard University Youth Survey on Politics and Public Service Fall 2006
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/

Edison Media Research/Mitofsky International Election Pool (ABC/AP/CBS/CNN/Fox/NBC) 2006 Exit Poll Results-National and State Exits
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/

Posted by ronbo at 06:21 PM

November 08, 2006

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, September 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF contains:

• Pew Research Center Poll: The Right to Die, II interviews where conducted November 9-27, 2005 by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.

• Los Angeles Times California Primary Election Exit Poll on June 6, 2006.

• Pew Research Center’s January and February 2006 News Interest Index.

• 4 new SRBI/Time Magazine Polls conducted from June to August 2006.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 05:24 PM

November 06, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, November 2006

Tip of the month!!

Want to sneak a peek at the new web site?
In November, the Center will release its new web look. We've learned from testing it that it's more intuitive than the current one and has richer content with more links to related, helpful sites. Feel free to take it for a test drive yourself at: www.RoperCenter.UConn.edu/default
…and please let us know how you like it.
Oh, and, don't worry the key links to iPOLL and the catalog will remain the same!

Public Opinion Matters!--"Congressional Elections"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=congress1

The '06 elections are hot this year so we've decided to keep Congressional Elections up for one more month.

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.
Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Public Opinion Matters!" topics. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of November 1, 2006

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: George Washington University Battleground 2006 Survey [September,2006]
Source: Survey by George Washington University.
Methodology: Conducted by Tarrance Group and Lake, Snell, Perry, Mermin Associates, September 24-September 27, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national likely voters sample of 1,000. National likely voters are registered voters who said they are somewhat/very/extremely likely to vote in the 2006 election for Congress.
Search for: Organization: 'Tarrance'; Date: '09/24/2006 to 09/24/2006'

Title: 2006 National Hispanics Survey [September,2006]
Source: Survey by The Latino Coalition.
Methodology: Conducted by Opiniones Latinas/Latino Opinions, September 26-October 1, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult hispanics sample of 1,000.
Search for:

Title: Public Agenda Confidence in US Foreign Policy Index Poll [September,2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by Public Agenda Foundation, September 5-September 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,001.
Search for:

Title: The Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey [April,2006]
Source: Survey by The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, April 27-June 11, 2006 and based on telephone and online interviews with a national ages 15 and older including oversamples of young african americans, latinos and asian americans sample of 2,232. Interviews were conducted by Braun Research. The national sample interviews were conducted by telephone, and the interviews with the oversamples of 467 African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans age 15-25 were completed online. Results are weighted to be representative of a national age 15 and older population.
Search for:

Title: Health Confidence Survey [May,2006]
Source: Survey by Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Methodology: Conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, May 16-June 3, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for:

Title: National Black Feminist Survey [November,2004]
Source: Survey by Evelyn M. Simien, University of Connecticut.
Methodology: Conducted by Center for Survey Research & Analysis, University of Connecticut, November 4-January 7, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult blacks sample of 500.
Search for: Keyword: 'feminist%'; Date: '11/04/2004 to 11/04/2004'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life 10 Country Survey of Pentecostals Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International
http://pewforum.org/surveys/pentecostal/
VoteVets Action Fund Poll of Veterans Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan Conducted by Lake Research Partners
http://www.votevets.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=177&Itemid=64
NPR Survey: Pre-Election Survey in America 's Most Competitive Districts Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies
http://www.greenbergresearch.com/index.php?ID=1810

Posted by ronbo at 06:31 PM

October 04, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, October 2006

Tip of the month!!

Acquisitions Alert!!

The Roper Center has just acquired more than 300 public opinion surveys collected by the US government in various countries around the globe between 1993 and 2001. This adds to the 500+ USIA surveys already archived at the Center dating back to 1952. The data are currently being processed and will be ready to access shortly.

Public Opinion Matters!--"Congressional Elections"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=congress1

How will Americans vote this election year? What are the motivating factors bringing people to the voting booths? Are citizens more likely to vote for a Democratic candidate or for a Republican candidate? Find out how others feel about this years election and more in this month's POM--Congressional Elections.

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of October 1, 2006

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Attitudes Toward The Public Schools Survey [June, 2006]
Source: Survey by Phi Delta Kappa.
Methodology: Conducted by Gallup Organization, June 11-July 5, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,007.
Search for: Topic: 'education'; Date: '06/11/2006 to 06/11/2006'

Title: NCSC Sentencing Attitudes Survey [March,2006]
Source: Survey by National Center for State Courts.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, March 6-April 9, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,502. Funding was provided by the Justice, Equality, Human Dignity and Tolerance Foundation.
Search for: Topic: 'crime'; Date: '03/06/2006 to 03/06/2006'

Title: CASA 2006 Attitudes on Substance Abuse Survey [March, 2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, March 9-April 30, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult parents of teenagers (age 12-17) with oversamples of african americans and hispanics sample of 562. Interviews were conducted by QEV Analytics. A parallel survey of 1297 teens age 12-17 was conducted. All of the 562 interviews with parents were conducted in households where the parents gave consent for their teen to be interviewed even though the teen interview may not have been completed. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult parent of teens age 12-17 sample.
Search for: Topic: 'narcotics'; Date: '03/09/2006 to 03/09/2006'

Title: Taking America 's Pulse III - Intergroup Relations Survey [January,2005]
Source: Survey by National Conference for Community and Justice.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, January 13-March 30, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult including oversamples of african americans, hispanics, and asians sample of 2,558. Tom Smith from the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago was a consultant for the survey. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Topic: 'equality'; Organization: 'Princeton Survey Research Associates'; Date: '01/13/2005 to 01/13/2005'

Title: Transatlantic Trends 2006 Survey [June,2006]
Source: Survey by German Marshall Fund of the US and the Compagnia di San Paolo, Italy, with additional support from the Luso-American Foundation, Portugal, Fundacion BBVA, Spain, and the Tipping Point Fdtn., Bulgaria.
Methodology: Conducted by TNS Opinion and Social Institutes, June 6-June 24, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000. Interviews were conducted in the US by Leger Marketing of Montreal. Parallel surveys were conducted in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Slovakia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. All fieldwork was coordinated by TNS Opinion and Social Institute.
Search for: Topic: 'diplomacy'; Date: '06/06/2006 to 06/06/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Princeton Survey Research Associates International for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation National Surveys of Pharmacists and Physicians on Medicare Part D
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/pomr090706pkg.cfm

Transatlantic Trends 2006 Annnual public opinion survey examining American and European attitudes toward the transatlantic relationship. TNS Opinion conducted the survey for the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Compagnia di San Paolo, with additional support provided by Fundação Luso-Americana, Fundación BBVA, and the Tipping Point Foundation.
http://www.transatlantictrends.org/

Young Voter Battleground Survey - The George Washington University 's Young Voter Strategies (YVS) in collaboration with GW-Battleground pollsters Ed Goeas of The Tarrance Group and Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners survey of 18-30 year olds.
http://www.youngvoterstrategies.org/index.php?tg=articles&topics=44&mylocation=Tools

Greenberg Quinlin Rosner Research Tracking Rural Voters Survey for the Center for Rural Strategies
http://www.greenbergresearch.com/index.php?ID=1790

Posted by ronbo at 05:06 PM

September 25, 2006

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, August 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF contains:

This month the attached PDF contains:

• National Black Feminist Survey conducted by Center for Survey Research & Analysis for Evelyn M. Simien, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, November 4, 2004- January 7, 2005.

• 3 new Horatio Alger Association surveys of high school students conducted 2001-2005.

• Pew Research Center for the People & the Press/The Chicago Council on Foreign Relation’s America’s Place in the World IV conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, October 12-24, 2005.

• 4 new Kaiser Family Foundation studies conducted by International Communications Research including the Katrina Evacuees Study

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 05:58 PM

September 06, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, September 2006

Public Opinion Matters!--"Crime"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=crime

How many Americans have been victims of crime? Do you fear or worry about crime in your neighborhood? Do you have confidence in the police? How do you feel about the courts and how they deal with criminals? Find out how others feel about this social issue and more in this month's POM--Crime.

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Tip of the month!!

The University of Connecticut and the Board of Directors of the Roper Center are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Mark Abrahamson as Executive Director of the Roper Center. Abrahamson has been a Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut since 1976. During this period he has also served the University as Department Head, Dean and Vice Provost. He was also Program Director at the National Science Foundation. Professor Abrahamson is the author of over one dozen academic books and 40 articles. His appointment as Executive Director is for a period of three years.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of September 1, 2006

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Immigration Survey [July,2006]
Source: Survey by National Immigration Forum, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
Methodology: Conducted by Tarrance Group & Lake Research Partners, July 9-July 13, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national registered likely voters sample of 1,100.
Search for: 'immigra%' and organization Tarrance and date from 07/09/2006 to 07/09/2006

Title: Health Poll Report Poll [June,2006]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, June 8-June 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,217.
Search for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '06/08/2006 to 06/08/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

CASA 2006 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse, Teens and Parents
http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/articlefiles/380-Teen%20Survey%20XI%20Final%20PDF.pdf

Ipsos-Public Affairs – Vast Majority of Mississippi and Louisiana Homeowners Satisfied With Their Insurance Companies in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=3168

Opinion Research Group for NYSE Group NYSE CEO Report 2007 Planning for Growth, Valuing People
http://www.opinionresearch.com/news/NYSECEOReport20078.14.2006.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 02:21 PM

August 29, 2006

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, July 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF contains:

• 3 new Cable News Network/USA Today Polls conducted by Gallup Organization from February-March, 2006 including The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina sample of New Orleans residents.

• Public Attitudes Toward Painkiller Abuse conducted by Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc. for Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. from May 13-June 14, 2005.

• Politics and Public Service & College Undergraduate 4 polls conducted by Institute of Politics at Harvard University in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 03:47 PM

August 02, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, August 2006

Tip of the month!!

Public Opinion Matters!--"Poverty"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=poverty

Do you believe the United States has a poverty problem? Should the government be responsible for those who cannot take care of themselves? Does the United States welfare system need to be reformed? Find out how others feel about this social issue and more in this month's POM--Poverty.

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of August 1, 2006

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: ETS Americans Speak on Education and Competitiveness Survey [May2006]
Source: Survey by Educational Testing Service.
Methodology: Conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates/Winston Group, May 22-June 2, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,215. Parallel national surveys were done of 150 high school administrators, 150 high school teachers, 231 public high school students, 151 college faculty, and 151 business and opinion leaders
Search for: Topic: 'education'; Organization: 'Peter D. Hart Research'; Date: '05/22/2006 to 05/22/2006'

Title: 2006 National Survey of Latinos [June2006]
Source: Survey by Pew Hispanic Center.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, June 5-July 5, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult hispanics sample of 2,000.
Search for: Topic: 'hispanics'; Date: '06/05/2006 to 06/05/2006 '

Title: ETS Americans Speak Out on High School Reform Survey [April2005]
Source: Survey by Educational Testing Service.
Methodology: Conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates/Winston Group, April 5-April 17, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult including oversamples of parents of k-12 students, adults in california, new jersey, and ohio. sample of 2,250. There were 1009 national adults with oversamples of 180 parents of K-12 students for a total of 666, 150 parents of high school students for a total of 371, 300 adults in California for a total of 439, 301 adults from New Jersey for a total of 319, and 309 adults in Ohio for a total of 393. Parallel national surveys of 300 high school administrators and 300 high school teachers were conducted. National adult responses are reported here.
Search for: Topic: 'education'; Organization: 'Peter D. Hart Research'; Date: '04/05/2005 to 04/05/2005'

Title: Patriotism Survey [May2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, May 19-May 23, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 608. Interviews were conducted by ICR-International Communications Research.
Search for: Topic: 'patriotism'; Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '05/19/2006 to 05/19/2006'

Title: Health Pulse of America Survey [May2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by Stony Brook University Center for Survey Research, May 22-July 2, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 737.
Search for: Topic: 'health'; Date: '05/22/2006 to 05/22/2006'

Title: Hurrricane Katrina Evacuees Survey [September,2005]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Washington Post, Harvard University.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, September 10-September 12, 2005 and based on personal interviews with a adult hurricane katrina evacuees residing in Houston shelters sample of 680.
Search for: Topic: 'disasters'; Organization: 'Kaiser Family Foundation'; Date: '09/10/2005 to 09/10/2005'

Title: American Household Debt Survey [April,2006]
Source: Survey by Center for American Progress, Center for Responsible Lending, National Military Families Association, AARP.
Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies, April 13-April 20, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Topic: 'finances'; Organization: 'Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research'; Date: '04/13/2006 to 04/13/2006'

Title: High-Risk Area Hurricane Survey [July,2006]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, July 5-July 11, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a adults in high hurricane risk counties of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas sample of 2,029.
Search for: Topic:' hurricane%'; Oorganization: 'ICR'; Date: '07/05/2006 to 07/05/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Greenberg, Quinlan Rosner Research Socially Responsible Investing: An Understanding of How SRI is viewed by TIAA-CREF Participants
http://www.greenbergresearch.com/index.php?ID=1709

Pew Global Attitudes Project Muslims in Europe : Economic Worries Top Concerns About Religious and Cultural Identity
http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=254

Posted by ronbo at 03:45 PM

June 26, 2006

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, May 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF contains:

• AARP/University of Southern California Images of Aging in America, 2004 conducted by FGI Research, March 11-April 25, 2004, and based on telephone interviews with 1,594 National adults including an oversample of African Americans and Hispanics.

• German Marshall Fund of the United States After the U.S. Election--A Survey of Public Opinion in France, Germany, and the United States conducted by TNS Intersearch, November 29-December 5, 2004, and based on telephone interviews with 3,005 Adult residents of France, Germany, and the United State.

• 5 new ABC News/Washington Post polls conducted from August to September, 2005.

• 26 new Pew studies conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International including four international samples.

• 6 new University of Maryland—Program on International Affairs studies conducted by Knowledge Networks from 2002-2003.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 05:25 PM

June 01, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, June 2006

Tip of the month!!

The new website is coming this month! We know, you've gotten used to the old one, but the new website is far better with easier navigation and quick links to get you where you want to be without hesitation. Watch for our “new look” around mid June, and give us your feedback—positive and negative!

Public Opinion Matters!--"Social Security"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=social_security

Do you believe that Social Security will have the money to provide benefits? Are you planning on Social Security as a major source of your retirement income? Do you favor raising the retirement at which people can start to collect Social Security benefits? Find out how others feel about these Social Security issues and more in this month's POM topic--Social Security.

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Public Opinion Matters!" topics. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of June 1, 2006

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Americans on HIV/AIDS Survey [March,2006]

Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, March 24-April 18, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult including oversamples of african americans and latinos sample of 2,517. A total of 378 African Americans and 447 Latinos were interviewed. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult population.

Search for: Keyword: 'aids'; Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '03/24/2006 to 03/24/2006'
Title: Enrollees' Perceptions of Medicare Part D Survey [March,2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, March 9-April 3, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult age 65 and older who are enrolled in the medicare prescription drug plan sample of 1,514. Interviews were conducted by ICR-International Communications Research.
Search for: Keyword: 'medicare'; Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '03/09/2006 to 03/09/2006'

Title: Health Poll Report Poll [April,2006]
Source: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, April 6-April 11, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult with oversample of age 65 and over sample of 1,446. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '04/06/2006 to 04/06/2006'

Title: Physical Activity Survey [March,2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, March 29-April 3, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,011. Interviews were conducted by ICR-International Communications Research.
Search for: Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '03/29/2006 to 03/29/2006'

Title: Preparedness Survey [May,2006]
Source: Survey by American Red Cross.
Methodology: Conducted by Opinion Research Corporation International, May 4-May 7, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Keyword: 'disaster%'; Date: '05/04/2006 to 05/04/2006'

Title: Retirement Planning Survey [April,2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, April 10-April 19, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult financial decision makers age 40 and older including an oversample of hispanics sample of 1,782. Interviews were conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult age 40 and older financial decision makers population. Financial decision makers are those who primarily or with another person take the lead in making financial decisions in the household.
Search for: Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '04/10/2006 to 04/10/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Medicare RX Education Network Survey of Seniors on Medicare
http://www.medicarerxeducation.org/survey/survey.htm

Harvard University 's Institute of Politics College Student Spring 2006 Survey
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/

ARRP Survey of Medicare Enrollee's Perceptions of Medicare Part D
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/medicare_enrollees.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 01:26 PM

May 30, 2006

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, April 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF contains:

• The American Muslims Poll sponsored by The Project MAPS: Muslims in American Public Square, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (CMCU), Georgetown University conducted by Zogby Group International, August 5-September 15, 2004.

• 2 new Time Magazine polls conducted by Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc. in March, 2006.

• Los Angeles Times poll conducted in January of 2006.

• 5 new ABC News/Washington Post Poll conducted from October to December, 2005.

• Pew studies conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International: 8 in 2005 and 11 in 2004.

• 12 new Opinion Dynamics/Fox News polls conducted from September, 1999-June 2000.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 07:11 PM

May 04, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, May 2006

Tip of the month!!

Don’t forget the stockpile of topics!

Each month Public Opinion Matters! explores a topic in polling with samples of iPOLL results, relevant datasets, and other links, articles, or online analysis tools on the subject matter. These topical examinations—all 47 of them—are saved and since the iPOLL searches are live, the information is current.

Visit the POM! Archive at: http://roperweb.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list

Public Opinion Matters!--"Environment"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=environment

Should the government be spending more money on the environment? How do people feel about regulations to protect the environment? How concerned are you with Gobal Warming? Find out how others feel about these environmental issues and more in this month's POM topic--Environment.

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of May 1, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Environmental Issues Survey [February, 2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by Ayers, McHenry & Associates, February 27-March 2, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national registered voters sample of 1,200.
Search for: Topic: 'environment'; Date: '02/27/2006 to 02/27/2006'

Title: Retirement Confidence Survey 2006 [January,2006]
Source: Survey by Employee Benefit Research Institute, The American Savings Education Council.
Methodology: Conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, January 3-January 29, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,252. For some questions there were variations in question wording between the retired and non-retired respondents which are shown. The status was determined by taking into account the respondent's and spouse's retirement status.
Search for: Keywords: ' money & retire%'; Date: '01/03/2006 to 01/03/2006'

Title: Public Agenda Confidence in US Foreign Policy Index Poll [January,2006]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by Public Agenda Foundation, January 10-January 22, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 115.
Search for: Topic: 'diplomacy'; Date: '01/10/2006 to 01/10/2006'

Title: AARP Foundation Women's Leadership Circle Survey
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, August 17-November 14, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult women age 45 and over sample of 1,200. Interviews were conducted by Roper Public Affairs. Interviews took place August 17-30, 2005 and September 29-November 14, 2005 with a one month suspension August 31-September 28, 2005 due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In addition to the national sample of 1200 there were additional oversamples of 500 African Americans, 500 Hispanics, and 500 Asian/Pacific Islanders.
Search for: Topic: 'women'; Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '08/17/2005 to 08/17/2005'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Medicare RX Education Network Survey of Seniors on Medicare
http://www.medicarerxeducation.org/survey/survey.htm

Harvard University 's Institute of Politics College Student Spring 2006 Survey
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/

ARRP Survey of Medicare Enrollee's Perceptions of Medicare Part D
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/medicare_enrollees.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 10:07 PM

April 14, 2006

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, March 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF contains:

* 47 new Cable News Network/USA Today Polls conducted by the Gallup Organization including 4 studies from 2006, 13 studies from 2005 and 30 state sample polls from 2004.

* 2004 and 2005 American Jewish Committee Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion conducted by Market Facts/Synovate

* 6 new Pew studies from by Princeton Survey Research Associates International from 2004 and 2005 including the 2005 Religion and Public Life study

* 2 new Time Magazine polls conducted by Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc. in January and March of 2006.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 05:10 PM

April 04, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, April 2006

Tip of the month!!

Remember Public Perspective magazine?
Published from 1989 to 2003 by the Roper Center, Public Perspective offered organized data essays and interpretative analysis by experts in opinion research and/or the featured field.

Help yourself…. Public Perspective Magazine Online line at: http://roperweb.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/PP_Index/PP_Index.htx;start=HS_verify

Public Opinion Matters!--"Taxes"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=taxes

Do you believe the tax system needs to be reformed? Do you feel our tax dollars are wasted by the government? What about the cost of energy and the tax incentives for these companies? Find out how others feel about these tax issues and more in this month's POM topic-Taxes

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of April 4, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Financial Privacy Survey [November, 2004]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, November 3-November 7, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,010. Interviews were conducted by ICR-International Communications Research.
Search for: Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '11/03/2004 to 11/03/2004'

Title: Aging in America Survey [March,2004]
Source: Survey by University of California.
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, March 11-April 25, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult with oversamples of blacks and hispanics sample of 1,202. There were oversamples of 314 African Americans and 318 Hispanics. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult population. FGI Research conducted the interviews.
Search for: Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '03/11/2004 to 03/11/2004'

Title: Women on Their Own in Unmarried America Survey [January,2006]
Source: Survey by Women's Voices. Women Vote.
Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, January 4-January 19, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national unmarried adults who are eligible to vote sample of 1,509.
Search for: Keywords: 'unmarried|women'; Organization: 'Greenberg'; Date: '01/04/2006 to 01/04/2006'

Title: Stress and Mind/Body Health Survey [January,2006]
Source: Survey by American Psychological Association, National Women's Health Resource Center, and iVillage.
Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, January 12-January 24, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,152. The sample included oversamples of 552 African Americans and Hispanics. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Keyword: 'stress'; Organization: 'Greenberg'; Date: '01/12/2006 to 01/12/2006'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Pew Hispanic Center Survey of Mexicans Living in the U.S. on Absentee Voting in Mexican Elections
http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=60

Prescription Drug Affordability: AARP Survey of Hispanic New Yorkers
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/ny_rx_hisp.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 08:04 PM

March 16, 2006

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, February 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF contains:

* A new Time Magazine Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc, February 15-16, 2006

* Stony Brook University Center for Survey Research Poll conducted September 1-25, 2005.

* 3 new Gallup News Service Polls conducted from June-August, 2005.

* 10 new Opinion Dynamics/Fox News Polls conducted from November, 1998-August, 1999.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 05:50 PM

March 02, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, March 2006

Tip of the month!!

The 2003 and 2004 TransAtlantic surveys are now available to members via RoperExpress. Fielded in June of each year, these studies offer a wide range of foreign policy questions asked of adult samples of about 1,000 in France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the US; the 2004 study also includes samples from Turkey, Slovakia, and Spain.

Public Opinion Matters!--"The Economy"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=economy

How do people feel about the economy today? Compare that to same question from ten years ago. Check out how people feel about current business conditions and personal finances. Are people optimistic about the economy getting better? Find out this and more in this month's POM topic--The Economy.

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of March 1, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Avian Flu Survey [January,2006]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, January 17-January 25, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,043.
Search for: Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health'; Date: '01/17/2006 to 01/17/2006'

Title: Health Poll Report Poll [February,2006]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, February 2-February 7, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,203.
Search for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '02/02/2006 to 02/02/2006'

Title: Research! America Medical Research Poll [January, 2006]
Source: Survey by Research! America.
Methodology: Conducted by Charlton Research Company, January 4-January 9, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 800.
Search for: Keyword: 'research'; Date: '01/04/2006 to 01/04/2006'

Title: Metlife Foundation/Civic Ventures New Face of Work Survey [March,2005.]
Source: Survey by Metlife Foundation, Civic Ventures.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, March 7 April 11, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult ages 50-70 sample of 1,000
Search for: Keywords: 'work & retire%'; Date: '03/07/2005 to 03/07/2005'

Title: Parade/Research! America Longevity Survey [October,2005]
Source: Survey by Parade Magazine, Research! America
Methodology: Conducted by Charlton Research Company, October 23-November 3, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Date: '10/23/2005 to 10/23/2005'

Title: Parade/Research! America Woman's Health Survey [September,2004]
Source: Survey by Parade Magazine, Research! America.
Methodology: Conducted by Charlton Research Company during September, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult women sample of 1,000.
Search for: Keywords: 'women% & health'; Topic: 'women'; Date: '08/31/2004 to 10/01/2004'

Title: Parade/Research! America American Men's Health Survey [April,2004]
Source: Survey by Parade Magazine, Research! America.
Methodology: Conducted by Charlton Research Company during April, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Keywords: 'men% & health'; Topic: 'men'; Date: '03/31/2004 to 05/01/2004'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Pew Hispanic Center Survey of Mexicans Living in the U.S. on Absentee Voting in Mexican Elections
http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=60

Prescription Drug Affordability: AARP Survey of Hispanic New Yorkers
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/ny_rx_hisp.pdf

Posted by ronbo at 06:36 PM

February 16, 2006

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, January 2006

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF contains:

* 7 new CBS New/New York Times Poll conducted from February to September, 2005 including a New York City sample August 22-28, 2005.

* Kaiser Family Foundation/San Jose Mercury News Asians in the Bay Area Poll conducted by ICR May 27-July, 2004 of 1,095 Self-identified Asian adults living in the Bay Area, CA.

* 5 new Fox News Polls conducted by Opinion Dynamics May-August, 1999.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 07:49 PM

February 01, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, February 2006

Tip of the month!!

Presidential Approval Ratings tell much about the political climate and mood of the country at a given time. The Roper Center's trend of some 3,000 such questions--asked by multiple survey firms and covering Presidents from FDR to G. W. Bush--can provide context for your research. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/PresJob/PresJob.htx;start=HS_index

Public Opinion Matters!--"Supreme Court"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=supreme_court

What are American's thinking when it comes to the Supreme Court. Do they believe that it is too Conservative, or too Liberal? How does America feel about Judge Samuel Alito nomination? How have views about women Justices changed since 1971? Find out this and more in this month's POM topic--the Supreme Court.

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of February 1, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL.
The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Trade and Poverty Reduction Survey [September, 2005]
Source: Survey by German Marshall Fund of the US.
Methodology: Conducted by TNS Opinion and Social Institutes, September 16- October 3, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000. Interviews were conducted in the US by Leger Marketing of Montreal. Parallel surveys were conducted in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom. All fieldwork was coordinated by TNS Opinion and Social Institutes.
Search for: Topic: 'trade'; Date: '09/16/2005 to 09/16/2005'

Title: Race Relations and Changing Ethnic Demographics in the United States Survey [September,2005]
Source: Survey by Foundation for Ethnic Understanding.
Methodology: Conducted by Global Strategy Group, September 29-October 10, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult with oversamples of african americans, jewish americans, and hispanics. sample of 1,388. Results are weighted to be representative of a national adult population.
Search for: Topic: 'equality'; Date: '09/29/2005 to 09/29/2005'

Title: 2005 National Hispanic Survey [December,2005]
Source: Survey by The Latino Coalition.
Methodology: Conducted by Opiniones Latinas/Latino Opinions, December 10- December 13, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult hispanics sample of 1,000.
Search for: Topic: 'hispanics'; Date: '12/10/2005 to 12/10/2005'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

American Jewish Committee 2005 American Jewish Opinion Survey
http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=846741&ct=1740283

Harvard School of Public Health 2004 Boston Youth Survey
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hyvpc/bostonyouthsurvey.html

World Opinion Organization PIPA/BBC World Service Poll
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org

Harvard School of Public Health Business & HIV/AIDS:
A Healthier Partnership Survey of Business Executives Globally
http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Global+Health+Initiative%5CGHI+Global+Business+Survey

Posted by ronbo at 01:34 PM

January 24, 2006

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, December 2005

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF contains:

* 5 new CBS News/New York Times Polls conducted from January-September, 2005.

* 5 new Cable News Network/USA Today Polls conducted by the Gallup Organization from March-June, 2005.

* MTV/Gates Foundation Poll: High School and Beyond--Views on Education Among 14-24 Year Olds conducted by CBS News March 31-April 9, 2005.

* Rolling Up Their Sleeves--Superintendents and Principals Talk About What’s Needed to Fix Public Schools conducted by the Public Agenda Foundation July 21-September 2, 2003.

* 2 new ABC News/Washington Post Polls conducted March-April, 2005.
* 12 new Time Magazine studies conducted by Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc. from July, 2004-January, 2005.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 11:36 AM

January 05, 2006

Roper Center Newsletter, January 2006

Tip of the month!!

Remember another benefit of membership--
Let us know which of the valuable studies in our collection you want to see made available via RoperExpress! Our team includes you--help us to determine priorities for upgrading our collections!

Data Archive Graduate Assistantships
Two Data Archive Graduate Assistant positions are now open to graduate students of the University of Connecticut beginning January, 2006. Students in these positions will be directly involved in processing (checking, verifying and cataloging) public opinion survey datasets into the Roper Center archives and will gain experience in basic data handling and analysis methods. Learn more about the Data Archive Graduate Assistant positions.

Public Opinion Matters!--"Human Rights"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=humanrights

How do you feel about the abuse of Prisoners by US soldiers? What about Saddam Hussein and his abuse of Human Rights to the Iraqi people? Find out about how Americans feel about these subjects and more human rights issues in this month's POM--Human Rights.

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of January 3, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Health Poll Report Poll [October,2005]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, October 4-October 9, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,200
Search for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '10/04/2005 to 10/04/2005'.

Title: The Effects of Energy Costs on US Adults Survey [October,2005]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, October 26-October 31, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000. Interviews were conducted by ICR-International Communications Research.
Search for: Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '10/26/2005 to 10/26/2005'.

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

ABC News Poll in Afghanistan
http://abcnews.go.com/International/PollVault/story?id=1363276

Philip Morris USA Teenage Attitudes and Behavior Study
http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/en/policies_practices/ysp/teenage_study.asp

Pew Hispanic Center Survey of Mexican Migrants
http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=58

ABC News/Time magazine Poll in Iraq
http://abcnews.go.com/International/PollVault/story?id=1389228

MTV/CBS State of Youth Poll
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/12/opinion/polls/printable1118488.shtml

Survey Research Center in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan Monitoring the Future Survey of Students in Grades 8-12 http://monitoringthefuture.org/index.html

Posted by ronbo at 05:05 PM

December 14, 2005

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, November 2005

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.

This month the attached PDF contains:

* 6 new Cable News Network/USA Today Polls conducted by the Gallup Organization from July-August, 2005.

* Public Agenda Poll All Work and No Play? What Kids and Parents Really Want From Out-Of-School Time based on telephone interviews with 609 Youth in grades 6th through 12th June 18-28, 2004 and 1,003 Parents of K through 12th children June 3-13, 2004.

* Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International November 10-11, 2005.

* 2 new NBC/Wall Street Journal Polls conducted by Hart and McIntruff in March and September, 2005.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 03:11 PM

December 05, 2005

Roper Center Newsletter, December 2005

Tip of the month!!

Heads Up! The Roper Center's new and improved web site is coming your way! Watch for improved access options, more educational resources, links to important resources for the opinion research community and a brand new look.

Public Opinion Matters!--"Personal Technology"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=person_tech

Has the technology craze gone too far? How has personal technology effected your life? Do you think it's rude when people talk on their cell phones? How have Palm Pilots, MP3 players and cell phones improved your life or maybe they haven't? See how America feels about these and other devices in this month's POM--Personal Technology.

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of December 1, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: The Medicare Drug Benefit: Beneficiary Perspectives Just Before Implementation Survey [October,2005]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, October 13-October 31, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults age 65 and over sample of 802.
Search for: Keyword: medicare'; Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '10/13/2005 to 10/13/2005'

Title: Sleep and Healthy Aging Survey [August, 2005]
Source: Survey by International Longevity Center-USA.
Methodology: Conducted by Gallup Organization during August, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults age 50 & over sample of 1,003.
Search for: Keyword: 'sleep'; Organization: 'Gallup'; Date: '08/01/2005 to 08/31/2005'

Title: Health Confidence Survey [June,2005]
Source: Survey by Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Methodology: Conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, June 30- August 6, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,003.
Search for: Keyword: 'health'; Date: '06/01/2005 to 06/30/2005'

Title: George Washington University Battleground 2006 Survey [October,2005]
Source: Survey by George Washington University.
Methodology: Conducted by Tarrance Group and Lake, Snell, Perry, Mermin Associates, October 9-October 12, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national likely voters sample of 1,000. National likely voters are registered voters who said they are somewhat/very/extremely likely to vote in the 2006 elections for Congress.
Search for: Organization: 'Tarrance'; Date: '10/09/2005 to 10/09/2005'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

California Chinese Consumer Study by Lieberman Research
http://www.ktsf.com/ktsf_e/pdf/Consumer_Study_2005.pdf

The Institute of Politics Harvard University Annual College Student Survey
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/

Posted by ronbo at 04:34 PM

November 17, 2005

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, October 2005

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express. Stanford University Libraries maintains a membership to the Roper Center and Stanford faculty, staff, and students can now download data directly accessible via Roper Express. For instructions on requesting data not available via Roper Express, click on the "Data Services - Roper" link on our SSDS web site.

This month the attached PDF contains:

* 5 new Cable News Network/USA Today Polls conducted by the Gallup Organization from September-October, 2005 including the Hurricane Katrina Survivors Poll.

* National Public Radio/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government Immigration Poll conducted by ICR May 27-August 2, 2004.

* Religion and Public Life Survey and Life After High School--Young People Talk About Their Hopes and Prospects both conducted by the Public Agenda Foundation.

* 2 new ABC News/Washington Post Polls conducted June and July, 2005.

* 2 new NBC/Wall Street Journal Polls conducted by Hart and McIntruff in October, 2005 and December, 2004.

* 2 new Newsweek Polls conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International in September, 2005.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 07:02 PM

November 02, 2005

Roper Center Newsletter, November 2005

Tip of the month!!

* Remember Roper Center Members RoperExpress is here! A data access tool for express download of data. Your membership will allow students and faculty at your institution unlimited access to those datasets in the Roper Center collection that are in ASCII or SPSS portable formats.
* Not a member yet? Become one today, Click on the link to find out the benefits of becoming a Roper Center member! http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/membership.html

Public Opinion Matters!--"Energy"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=energy

Are you tired of high gas and oil prices, you're not the only one! Visit this month's POM on Energy. See who people think is to blame for the cost increase, and how prices are effecting others financially. Check out the affects of energy and the environment, see if people think we should develop new sources of energy, all in this month's POM!

Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of November 1, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL.
The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Drinking And Driving Survey [July, 2005]
Source: MADD, Nationwide Insurance.
Methodology: Conducted by Gallup Organization, July 26-August 14, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,004.
Search for: Keyword: 'alcohol'; Organization: 'Gallup'; Date: '07/26/2005 to 07/26/2005'

Title: Gallup International Voice of the People Survey [June,2005]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by Gallup International, June 29-July 3, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 504. Fieldwork was conducted in the US by TNS Intersearch. Parallel surveys were done in 67 other countries.
Search for: Keyword: 'corruption'; Date: '06/29/2005 to 06/29/2005'

Title: Health Pulse of America Survey [September, 2005]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by Stony Brook University Center for Survey Research, September 1-September 25, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 830.
Search for: Date: '09/01/2005 to 09/01/2005'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Survey of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees by Kaiser/Washington Post/Harvard School of Public Health
http://www.kff.org/newsmedia/7401.cfm

Poverty & Hunger - a Gallup International Voice of the People 2005 Survey
http://www.gallup-international.com/

Posted by ronbo at 06:39 PM

October 19, 2005

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, September 2005

Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive. By following the links associated with each study listed, you will find documentation files (PDF) for these studies. Stanford University Libraries maintains a membership to the Roper Archive and Stanford faculty, staff, and students can order data from the Archive. To request specific data files, click on the "Data Services - Roper" link for information on ordering Roper data.

This month the PDF contains:

• 6 new ABC News and Washington Post Polls conducted from January to July, 2005.

• 3 new Los Angeles Times Poll conducted in 2004 and 2005 including the Los Angeles Mayoral Election Exit poll May 17, 2005.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 03:28 PM

October 03, 2005

Roper Center Newsletter, October 2005

Tip of the month!!

* Roper Center Members meet and greet the newest service available to you from the Center: RoperExpress
on-demand access to datasets directly from iPOLL or the Catalog of Holdings! Check it out!

Public Opinion Matters!--"Iraq"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=iraq

Was the war with Iraq a mistake or the wrong thing to do? Do you approve of the way Bush is handling the war? Should we increase or decrease the level of our troops in Iraq, find out the answers to these questions and more in this month's POM--Iraq.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of October 1, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Transatlantic Trends 2005 [May,2005]

Source: Survey by German Marshall Fund of the US and the Compagnia di San Paolo, Italy, with additional support from the Luso-American Foundation, and Fundacion BBVA.

Methodology: Conducted by TNS Opinion and Social Institutes, May 30-June 17, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000. Interviews were conducted in the US by Leger Marketing of Montreal. Parallel surveys were conducted in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Slovakia, and Turkey. All fieldwork was coordinated by TNS Opinion and Social Institute.

Search for:

Topic: 'diplomacy'; Date: '05/30/2005 to 05/30/2005'

Title: Health Care Costs Survey [April,2005]

Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health, USA Today.

Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, April 25- June 9, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,531.

Search for: Organization: Kaiser; Date: '04/25/2005 to 04/25/2005 '

Title: CASA 2005 Attitudes on Substance Abuse Survey [April,2005]

Source:

Methodology: Conducted by National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, April 7-June 4, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult parents of teenagers (age 12-17) sample of 829. Interviews were conducted by QEV Analytics. A parallel survey of 1000 teens age 12-17 was conducted. All of the 829 parents interviewed were conducted in households where the parents gave consent for their teen to be interviewed even though the teen interview may not have been completed. 282 of the parents interviewed also had a teen from the same household interviewed.

Search for: Keyword: 'drug%'; Date: '04/07/2005 to 04/07/2005'

Title: Beyond 50 Survey [June,2004]

Source:

Methodology: Conducted by AARP, June 3-July 11, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national aduts age 50 & over including oversamples of african-americans and hispanics sample of 1,005. Separate oversamples of African-Americans and Hispanics were interviewed which brought the totals to 252 African-Americans and 246 Hispanics. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult population age 50 and over. Interviews were conducted by Roper Public Affairs & Media Group of NOP World.

Search for: Organization: AARP; Date: '06/03/2004 to 06/03/2004'

Title: Attitudes Toward The Public Schools Survey [June, 2005]

Source: Survey by Phi Delta Kappa.

Methodology: Conducted by Gallup Organization, June 9-June 26, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.

Search for:

Topic: 'education'; Organization: 'Gallup'; Date: '06/09/2005 to 06/09/2005'

Title: Patriot Act Survey [August,2005]

Source:

Methodology: Conducted by Center for Survey Research and Analysis, University of Connecticut, August 4-August 22, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 800.

Search For:

Keyword: 'patriot'; Date: '08/04/2005 to 08/04/2005'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust Employer Health Benefits 2005 Annual Survey
http://www.kff.org/insurance/7315/index.cfm

Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health Survey of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
http://www.kff.org/newsmedia/7401.cfm

AARP Massachusetts End of Life Survey Survey of AARP members age 50 and older in Massacusetts
http://www.aarp.org/research/reference/publicopinions/ma_eol.html

News Worthy

The NORC-General Social Surveys 1972-2004 is here! When archiving is complete, one copy of the CD containing the data files, SPSS portable file, and electronic codebook will be sent to the representative at each member institution. There is no need to place an order.

Posted by ronbo at 02:36 PM

September 19, 2005

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, August 2005

This month the PDF contains:

• Kaiser Family Foundation Poll: Parents, Media and Public Policy conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates July 12-August 3, 2004 with parents of children ages 2 to17 years old.

• Los Angeles Times Poll conducted May 2-8, 2005 of 3,236 adult residents of Los Angeles.

• 12 news Ipsos-Reid Polls conducted from October-December, 2003.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 02:30 PM

September 06, 2005

Roper Center Newsletter, September 2005

Tip of the month!!

* Attention Roper Center Members: Roper Center Express is coming your way!
October 1st marks the day we'll begin to offer direct download of data files to our member institutions. Identify studies rich in your subject matter using iPOLL--the best finding aid for locating US public opinion data from 1935 to present--and then drill down to the documentation and the data files! Watch for details to come!

Public Opinion Matters!--"Polling 201"
www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/pom/polling201.html
This Public Opinion Matters module is designed to train researchers what to watch out for when reviewing others' analyses and when formulating original interpretative reports Click here for more...

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of September 6, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: General Social Survey 2004 [August,2004]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, August 18-January 4, 2005 and based on personal interviews with a national adult sample of 2,812. Part of a continuing series of social indicators conducted since 1972.
Search for: Organization: 'National Opinion Research Center'; Date: '08/18/2004 to 08/18/2004'

Title: Social Security Survey [July, 2005]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, July 18-July 26, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,200. Interviews were conducted by Roper Public Affairs & Media Group of NOP.
Search for: Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '07/18/2005 to 07/18/2005'

Title: Public Agenda Confidence in US Foreign Policy Index Poll [June,2005]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by Public Agenda Foundation, June 1-June 13, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,004.
Search for: Keyword: 'world'; Date: '06/01/2005 to 06/01/2005'

Title: Time/SRBI Poll [July,2005]
Source: Survey by Time.
Methodology: Conducted by Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, July 28-August 3, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult hispanics sample of 503.
Search for: Organization: 'Time'; Date: '07/28/2005 to 07/28/200'

Title: Immigration and Immigration Policy Survey [June,2005]
Source: Survey by Pew Hispanic Center.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, June 14-June 27, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult hispanics sample of 1,001.
Search for: Keyword: ' hispanics'; Organization: 'ICR'; Date: '06/14/2005 to 06/14/2005'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org/supportcasa/item.asp?cID=12&PID=139

Peter D. Hart Research Associates for Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans The State of Our Nation's Youth 2005 survey of high school students http://www.horatioalger.com/

News Worthy

The search functions to the Roper Center's Catalog of Holdings has been upgraded--you can now search using the same boolean logic that you use in iPOLL.

For example:
Keywords: 'drink% or alcohol% or drunk% or drank or beer or wine or liquor'
Date: 1/1/1965 to 12/31/2005
Type of sample: 'youth or children or teen%'

Remember you are searching the abstract descriptions, the study titles, dates, sponsors and survey organizations of the studies for which we have datasets. In most cases, once you locate a study you may download a copy of the complete documentation.

Posted by ronbo at 06:51 PM

August 09, 2005

Roper Center Newsletter, August 2005

Two Good News Tips of the month!!
* The NORC-General Social Surveys 1972-2004 is here! When archiving is complete, one copy of the CD containing the data files, SPSS portable file, and electronic codebook will be sent to the representative at each member institution. There is no need to place an order.

* The search functions to the Roper Center's Catalog of Holdings has been upgraded--you can now search using the same boolean logic that you use in iPOLL. For example:

Keywords: 'drink% or alcohol% or drunk% or drank or beer or wine or liquor'
Date: 1/1/1965 to 12/31/2005
Type of sample: 'youth or children or teen%'

Remember you are searching the abstract descriptions, the study titles, dates, sponsors and survey organizations of the studies for which we have datasets. In most cases, once you locate a study you may download a copy of the complete documentation.

Public Opinion Matters!--"Polling 201"
www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/pom/polling201.html
This Public Opinion Matters! module is designed to train researchers what to watch out for when reviewing others' analyses and when formulating original interpretative reports Click here for more...

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of August 1, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Obesity Survey [June,2005]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, June 23-June 28, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,033.
Search for: Keyword: 'obes%'; Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health'; Date: '06/23/2005 to 06/23/2005'

Title: Mother's and Father's Day Survey [April,2005]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, April 13-April 24, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult age 45-59 sample of 1,033. Interviews were conducted by ICR-International Communications Research.
Search for: Keyword: 'Mother%'; Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '04/13/2005 to 04/13/2005'

Title: Public's Views About Medicaid Survey [April, 2005]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, April 1- May 1, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,201.
Search for: Keyword: 'medicaid'; Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '04/01/2005 to 04/01/2005'

Title: State Of The First Amendment Survey [May,2005]
Source: Survey by Freedom Forum, American Journalism Review
Methodology: Conducted by New England Survey Research Associates, May 13-May 23, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,003.
Search for: Keyword: 'amendment'; Date: '05/13/2005 to 05/13/2005'

Title: Drive for Life Survey [June,2005]
Source: Survey by Volvo Cars of North America
Methodology: Conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, June 8-June 12, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national licensed drivers age 16 and over sample of 1,100.
Search for: Keyword: 'drive'; Date: '06/08/2005 to 06/08/2005'

Title: International Retirement Security Survey [May, 2005]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, May 9-June 2, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult age 30-65 sample of 400. There were 10 other countries surveyed including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Interviews were conducted by Harris Interactive.
Search for: Keyword: 'retir%'; Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '05/09/2005 to 05/09/2005'

Title: Science and Integrity Survey [August,2004]
Source: Survey by Integrity of Science Working Group
Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, August 16-August 23, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national likely voters sample of 1,002. National likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2000 presidential election/were ineligible/too young to vote or who didn't vote in the 2000 election but did vote in the 2002 election, and said they will probably vote or are almost certain to vote in the 2004 presidential election.
Search for: Keyword: 'science'; Organization: 'Greenberg'; Date: '08/16/2004 to 08/16/2004'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University Under the Counter: The Diversion and Abuse of Controlled Prescription Drugs in the U.S. Survey of Physicians and Pharmacists
http://www.casacolumbia.org/supportcasa/item.asp?cID=12&PID=138

AARP International Retirement Security Survey conducted in the US and 10 other countries
http://www.aarp.org/research/reference/publicopinions/irss.html

Pew Global Attitudes Project International Survey with Muslims Responses in 6 Predominantly Muslim Countries, and National Adult Responses in the 11 Other Countries That Aren't Predominantly Muslim
http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=248

News Worthy
Roper Award Fellowship - The Roper Center is beginning a Roper Award Fellowship Program that provides fellows the opportunity to devote 18-24 months to research using the holdings of the Roper Center, free from teaching or administrative responsibilities. To learn more...

Post your source citation - Did you know that you can post source citations into the searchable bibliographic database on the Center's web site? Post any articles and/or books produced using data from the Roper Center! You've done important work--let the world know! http://roperweb.ropercenter.uconn.edu/PPIndex/AddCitation.html

Posted by ronbo at 06:01 PM

July 19, 2005

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, June 2005

This month the PDF contains:

• TransAtlantic Trends Survey conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres for the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Compagnia di San Paolo di Torino, Italy of 11 countries totaling 11,020 respondents June 6-26, 2004.

* 7 new NBC News/Wall Street Journal polls conducted by Hart-Teeter Research from April 2002-July, 2004.

* Health Pulse of America—5 conducted by Stony Brook University’s Center for Survey Research June 5-27, 2004.

* 4 Harvard School of Public Health SARS series 2003 conducted by ICR—International Communications Research in the US and in Canada by GPC Research sponsored by Health Canada.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 06:20 PM

July 13, 2005

Roper Center Newsletter, July 2005

Tip of the Month:

Don't forget to check out the list of topics covered by Public Opinion Matters!

Sample results from iPOLL, our Catalog of Datasets, Public Perspective magazine, etc. on over 40 different topics--from abortion to the economy to US Role in the world. POM! gets you started. This month's featured topic is Space Exploration.

Roper Award Fellowship - The Roper Center is beginning a Roper Award Fellowship Program that provides fellows the opportunity to devote 18-24 months to research using the holdings of the Roper Center, free from teaching or administrative responsibilities. To learn more...

Public Opinion Matters!--"Space Exploration"

Space Exploration is this month's POM topic and within its pages you will learn how the American people feel about the money spent on space exploration; the practicality of a space based defense; the value of learning if there were ever living creatures on Mars; and if we believe in UFOs and beings from other planets. Click here for more...

Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Public Opinion Matters!" topics.

Newly spotlighted datasets

http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of July 5, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!

Title: Health Survey [March,2005]

Source: National Women's Health Resource Center

Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, March 7- March 13, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult women including oversamples of African-American, Latina, and Asian women sample of 1,005. Results were weighted to be representative of a national adult women population.

Search for: Keyword: 'health'; Organization: 'Greenberg'; Date: '03/07/2005 to 03/07/2005'

Title: Thinking about the Holocaust 60 Years Later Survey [March,2005]

Source: American Jewish Committee

Methodology: Conducted by TNS Intersearch during March, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,005. Parallel surveys were conducted by TNS affiliates in Germany , France , Great Britain , Austria , Poland , and Sweden.

Search for: Keyword: 'nazi'; Date: '02/28/2005 to 03/31/2005'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

AARP Physicians' Attitudes and Practices Regarding Generic Drugs
http://www.aarp.org/research/reference/publicopinions/physicians_attitudes_and_practices_regarding_gener.html

Greenberq Quinlan Rosner Research/Soloman Project The Jewish Vote in 2004
http://www.greenbergresearch.com/publications/reports/jewishvote.pdf

Institute of Politics at Harvard University College Students Attitudes Toward Politics
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/pdfs/survey/spring_poll_2005_topline.pdf

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America Teens Attitude Tracking Survey
http://www.drugfree.org/Files/Full_Report_PATS_TEENS_7th-12th_grades_2004

Thinking about the Holocaust 60 Years Later A Multinational Public-Opinion Survey of the United States, Germany, France, Great Britain, Austria, Poland, and Sweden. http://www.ajc.org/InTheMedia/PubSurveys.asp?did=1589

Posted by ronbo at 05:38 PM

June 14, 2005

New Roper Center Award Fellowship

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research announces a new program,
the Roper Award Fellowship. The purpose of the Fellowship is to provide an opportunity for researchers to make creative use of the data holdings of the Roper Center. Fellows will be in residence at the University of Connecticut--Storrs and will have full access to the resources of the Roper Center, with no teaching or administrative responsibilities. The term of the fellowship is 18-24 months. It is planned that one fellow will be selected each year, so that two fellows will be in residence at any time. The fellowship includes a stipend of $55,000 per year and health and other University benefits.

Applicants must have received a doctoral degree in a relevant field within approximately the last seven years. Both new PhDs and more experienced scholars are encouraged to apply. Fellows should submit a 5-10 page proposal outlining research that the applicant hopes to do using data from the Roper Center.

For more information about the fellowship and application procedures, see the Roper Center website at www.ropercenter.uconn.edu, or contact David Weakliem (weakliem@ropercenter.uconn.edu).

Posted by ronbo at 03:56 PM

June 13, 2005

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update - May 2005

This month the Update contains:

• Kaiser Family Foundation Survey--Seniors and the Internet conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International March 5-April 18, 2004 of adults 50 years old and over.

• Los Angeles Times Poll--Mayoral Primary in the City of Los Angeles conducted January 26-February 3, 2005.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

If you have any questions about these data collections please do not hesitate to contact the Roper Center at rcweb@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Posted by ronbo at 02:21 PM

June 06, 2005

Roper Center Newsletter - June 2005

Tip of the Month: Roper Award Fellowship - The Roper Center is beginning a Roper Award Fellowship Program that provides fellows the opportunity to devote 18-24 months to research using the holdings of the Roper Center, free from teaching or administrative responsibilities. To learn more...

Public Opinion Matters!--"Supreme Court"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=polling
In this month's POM topic you will find related issues on the Supreme Court and their influence, the public's confidence of the Court, and the Court's rulings. Is the court too conservative or too liberal? Find out more on the Supreme Court and related issues in this month's POM!

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of June 2, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Political Typology Poll [December, 2004]
Source: Pew Research Center
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, December 1-December 16, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 2,000.
Search for: Organization: 'Pew Research'; Date: '12/01/2004 to 12/01/2004'

Title: Voice of Mom Survey [February, 2005]
Source: Club Mom
Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, February 17-February 21, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult women with children age 18 or less sample of 1,003.
Search for: Keyword: 'mom'; Organization: 'Greenberg'; Date: '02/17/2005 to 02/17/2005'

Title: Health Poll Report Poll [March,2005]
Source: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, March 31-April 3, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,203.
Search for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '03/31/2005 to 03/31/2005'

Title: Prescription Drug Use Among Midlife and Older Americans Survey [October,2004]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP, October 7-October 18, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults age 50 & over sample of 1,001. The interviews were conducted by Roper Public Affairs & Media Group of NOP World.
Search for: Keyword: 'prescription%'; Organization: 'AARP'; Date: '10/07/2004 to 10/07/2004'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Posted by ronbo at 03:53 PM

May 16, 2005

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update - April 2005

This month the Update contains:

- Kaiser Family Foundation HIV/AIDS Survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International March 15-May 11, 2004.

- 6 CNN and USA Today Polls conducted by Gallup Organization from November, 2004 to February 2005.

- Newsweek conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International May 17-18, 2005.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 03:27 PM

May 03, 2005

Roper Center Newsletter - May 2005

Tip of the Month: Did you know that you can post source citations into the searchable bibliographic database on the Center's web site? Post any articles and/or books produced using data from the Roper Center! You've done important work--let the world know!

http://roperweb.ropercenter.uconn.edu/PPIndex/AddCitation.html

Public Opinion Matters!--"Polling"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=polling
How much of a an influence do polls have? Do polls really show the will of the people? How do polls play a role in the US election process? What are peoples attitudes toward the US Census and who is the Census serving? All this and lots more in this month's POM!

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of May 2, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Retirement Confidence Survey 2005 [January,2005]
Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute, The American Savings Education Council.
Methodology: Conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates, January 4- January 30, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults age 25 & over sample of 1,253. For some questions, there were variations in question wording between the retired and non-retired respondents which are shown. The status was determined by taking into account the respondent's and spouse's retirement status.
Search for: Keyword: 'retirement'; Date: '01/04/2005 to 01/04/2005'

Title: Medical Uses of Marijuana Survey [November,2004]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by AARP during November, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adults age 45 and older sample
Search for: Keyword: 'marijuana'; Organization: 'AARP'; Date:'11/01/2004 to 11/30/2004'

Title: George Washington University Battleground 2006 Survey [March,2005]
Source: George Washington University.
Methodology: Conducted by Tarrance Group and Lake, Snell, Perry, Mermin Associates, March 7- March 9, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national likely voters sample of 1,000. National likely voters are registered voters who said they are somewhat/very/extremely likely to vote in the 2006 elections for Congress.
Search for: Organization: 'Tarrance'; Date: '03/07/2005 to 03/07/2005'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

AARP Physicians' Attitudes and Practices Regarding Generic Drugs
http://www.aarp.org/research/reference/publicopinions/physicians_attitudes_and_practices_regarding_gener.html

Greenberq Quinlan Rosner Research/Soloman Project The Jewish Vote in 2004
http://www.greenbergresearch.com/publications/reports/jewishvote.pdf

Institute of Politics at Harvard University College Students Attitudes Toward Politics
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/pdfs/survey/spring_poll_2005_topline.pdf

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America Teens Attitude Tracking Survey
http://www.drugfree.org/Files/Full_Report_PATS_TEENS_7th-12th_grades_2004

News Worthy
Where can you find key data on public understanding and attitudes towards science and technology?

The Roper Center is pleased to announce the acquisition and release of The National Science Foundation Surveys of Public Understanding of Science and Technology, 1979-2001. This set of surveys is sponsored by The National Science FoundationScience Resources Statistics. The core questions from the past eleven surveys (1979, 1983, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2001) have been combined into one easy to use data set.

Posted by ronbo at 03:29 PM

April 18, 2005

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update - March 2005

This month the Update contains:

* NSF Trend Dataset--Surveys of Public Understanding of Science and Technology 1979-2001.

* Military Families Survey conducted by ICR for Kaiser Family Foundation/Washington Post/Harvard University January 7-February 12, 2004.

* 2004 HIV/AIDS Study conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates for the Kaiser Family Foundation March 15-May 11, 2004.

* 5 new Los Angeles Times Polls conducted from September, 2004-January, 2005.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 12:10 PM

April 04, 2005

Roper Center Newsletter - April 2005

The Roper Center newsletter is now being sent to iPOLL subscribers as well as to members. iPOLL subscribers have access to all of the features on the Roper Center web site, including Public Opinion Matters and on-line descriptions and codebooks for data held by the Roper Center. Members are also entitled to order up to 50 data sets per year at no additional charge. We hope you will find this newsletter both interesting and informative, and a valuable enhancement to your membership with the Roper Center.

Tip of the Month: Where can you find key data on public understanding and attitudes towards science and technology?

Public Opinion Matters!--"Illegal Drugs"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=ill_drugs
How big a problem are drugs in your family? How much is government spending on the illegal drug problem? What about drugs in school and drugs among our youth? Find out in this months POM--illegal drugs.

Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of April 1, 2005

Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html

Title: Free Trade Survey [February, 2005]
Source: Survey by Americans for Fair Trade.
Methodology: Conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs and Ayres, McHenry & Associates, February 1-February 6, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national registered voters sample of 800.
Search for: Keyword: 'trade'; Organization: Ipsos; Date: '02/01/2005 to 02/01/2005'

Title: Social Security Reform Survey [March,2005]
Source:
Methodology: Conducted by Ayers, McHenry & Associates, March 6-March 8, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national registered voters age 55 & older sample of 800.
Search for: Keyword: Social & Security'; Date: '03/06/2005 to 03/06/2005'

Title: Hispanics and the Social Security Debate Survey [February,2005]
Source: Survey by Pew Hispanic Center.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, February 15-March 5, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult hispanics sample of 1,001.
Search for: Keyword: 'hispanics'; Date: ' 02/15/2005 to 02/15/2005'

Title: Public Attitudes Towards and Understanding of Science and Technology Trend Survey [February,2001]
Source: Survey by National Science Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by ORC-Macro during February, 2001 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,574. The principal investigator was ORC-Macro. Susan Carol Losh of Florida State University produced the cumulative trend data file from which these results came
Search for: Keyword: 'science'; Date: '02/01/2001 to 02/28/2001'

Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 year olds
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia030905pkg.cfm

Pew Hispanic Center Survey of Mexican Immigrants Part 1 & 2
http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=42
http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=41

John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Future of The First Amendment Survey of Youth
http://firstamendment.jideas.org/downloads.php

News Worthy
We've added a new section to our web site called Academic Research that serves as a quick guide to past and current research using the resources of the Roper Center. We will continue to add material--particularly identifying new work being done with public opinion data. Please let us know if you would like to add to our growing list of bibliographical citations or works in progress using Roper Center materials. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/research/index.html

Job Opportunities at the Roper Center!
The Center is seeking a Coordinator of the Data Library to lead the transformation of its digital and paper files to these state-of-the-art data delivery systems. If you are looking for an opportunity to work with dedicated professionals, click here to read more...

The University of Connecticut is seeking a distinguished quantitative social scientist to serve as the Director of the Institute for Social Inquiry (ISI) and the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, Inc. For more information about this position click here.

Posted by ronbo at 03:18 PM

March 16, 2005

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, February 2005

This month the PDF contains:

Los Angeles Times National and State Exit Poll conducted November 2, 2004 of exiting voters.

Edison Media Research/Mitofsky International California Recall Election Exit Poll conducted October 7, 2003.

2 new Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University's Health Poll Reports conducted in October and December 2004.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 06:29 PM

February 16, 2005

Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, January 2005

This month the PDF contains abstracts and catalog links for all of the 2004 Edison Media Research/Mitofsky International National Election Pool (ABC News/Associated Press/CBS News/CNN/Fox News/NBC News) Exits Polls conducted November 2, 2004 which consist of a national sample datasets and 51 state sample datasets including the District of Columbia.

These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html

Posted by ronbo at 05:26 PM