Project Overview: The Redesign of Roper Center Infrastructure (2014)
In anticipation of continued proliferation of polling data and the growth of user communities interested in Roper Center data and services, one of our…
Ambivalent Attitudes: The Public and Opinion Polls
Pundits have few kind words for politicians who consult public opinion polls when formulating policy. On the other hand, pollsters themselves consider…
Project Overview: A Review and Redesign of Roper Center Infrastructure
In anticipation of continued proliferation of polling data and the growth of user communities interested in Roper Center data and services, one of our…
NEP 2012 Republican Primary Exit Polls Now Available
Explore the newly acquired National Election Pool 2012 Republican Primary Exit Polls, available at the Roper Center. The collection features datasets from…
2013 Pew Research Center's Martin Luther King Jr. Race Survey blog
Discover America's opinions on the progress of racial equality in the Pew Research Center's Martin Luther King Jr. Race Survey dataset. Conducted by the…
Pay It Back: The Public and the Student Loan System blog
Among the Americans struggling most in the current economy are recent college grads carrying significant educational debt. As millennials navigate lowered…
Roper Center Invites Hosting Proposals
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is moving its world-class archive of public opinion surveys to a new base of operations, the Center's Board…
A Hero's Welcome: The American Public and Attitudes Toward Veterans blog
Americans have long been united in the belief that former soldiers deserve respect and honor. But the question of what exactly the government owes its…
When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: The American Public and Berlin blog
When the Berlin Wall fell twenty-five years ago this week, America rejoiced in what was widely seen as a new opportunity for peace in the world. But in…
3rd Quarter 2014 Gallup Polls Now Available
Thirteen Gallup Organization studies conducted from June-September, 2014 are now available for download. These studies cover a wide range of topics…
ABC/WP Poll Update
Seven ABC News/Washington Post studies conducted from September 2013-April, 2014 are now available for download. These studies cover topics including the…
Going Too Far: The American Public's Attitudes toward Protest Movements blog
The photographs out of Ferguson are new, but the scene is all too familiar: signs, bullhorns, protesters, police. The ongoing demonstrations in Missouri…
PRRI/RNS Religion News Monthly Survey
10 new 2013 studies are available from the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service. These studies cover a wide range of news stories…
Money, Politics and the American Public
“Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with nowadays.” — Will Rogers, Daily Telegram, 1931 Observers of the…
Data Set Released for "Medication Adherence in America: A National Report Card 2013" blog
The Roper Center is pleased to announce the release of the dataset for the National Community Pharmacists Association's Medication Adherence in America: A…
2013 America's Place in the World Poll blog
Explore the Pew Research Center and Council of Foreign Relations' "America's Place in the World" poll dataset. This survey deals with foreign and domestic…
New Data Collection: AP-NORC
The Roper Center is pleased to announce the availability of datasets from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey series. This…
The Public and Ebola: What the Polls Say blog
The news stories now follow a familiar pattern: an outbreak of a new and frightening disease on another continent, the first cases found in the U.S., the…
Love, Marriage and the Vatican: Americans' Attitudes about Marriage and the Catholic Church blog
Next week, the world’s Catholic bishops will descend upon Rome for an Extraordinary General Council of the Synod. This rare meeting of church leaders has…
The Public's Perception of the Obesity Epidemic blog
Obesity has been called a major health crisis and a national epidemic. Health authorities, including prominent spokespeople like Michelle Obama and the…