2015 Mitofsky Award Recipient Daniel Yankelovich
Roper Center Board of Directors is proud to present the 2015 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for excellence in public opinion research to Daniel Yankelovich…
Rebuilding after Disasters: The Public's View blog
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, the rebuilding continues. Indeed, rebuilding carries on in communities all over the country - in New York and New…
Why You Should Make a Personalized Account
Being IP authenticated on your campus enables you to conduct some searches (like online stores let you shop without signing in), but using your…
Hurricane Katrina: A Look Back blog
Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadly, costly, and destructive storms in U.S. history. A decade later, people impacted by the storm are still…
The Truth (about Americans' Belief in Conspiracy Theories) Is Out There
Tabloid headlines, internet comment threads, that one uncle at Thanksgiving dinner: conspiracy theories are everywhere. Polls reveal the truth - the truth…
Rutger's Work Trends Series blog
The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development is based at Rutgers University. The university-based research and policy center, founded in 1997, is…
Presidential Third Terms
Addressing the African Union last month, Barack Obama said, ‚ÄúI actually think I'm a pretty good president. I think if I ran, I could win. But I can't."…
Public Opinion on the Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights legislation that provided federal oversight of voting in states where evidence of minority voter…
ABC News/Washington Post Poll Update blog
Six ABC News/Washington Post polls conducted from May, 2014-January, 2015 are now available for download. These studies cover topics including the Economy…
Pew Hispanic Trends: National Surveys of Latinos blog
Pew Hispanic Trends Project by Pew Research Center chronicles the diverse and changing lives of the U.S. Latino population and its impact on the nation.…
Public Attitudes about Birth Control blog
Fifty years ago, just five years after the FDA approved the first birth control pill, the Supreme Court struck down a Connecticut state law that…
What Shapes Health? blog
When people say that they're healthy, what do they mean? What external factors can cause health problems, and what is it exactly that makes a person…
Welcome American Viewpoint & Ohio Wesleyan University
Students, faculty, and staff at Ohio Wesleyan University and colleagues at American Viewpoint now have full access as members of the Roper Center. To…
Save the Date: 2015 Mitofsky Award Dinner
In 2006 Center established the Warren Mitofsky Fund as a tribute to Warren Mitofsky, chairman of the Roper Center Board of Directors at the time of his…
2nd Quarter 2015 Gallup Data Available blog
Eight Gallup Organization studies conducted from April-June, 2015 are now available for download. These studies cover a wide range of topics including the…
Public Opinion on the Confederate Flag and the Civil War blog
The Confederate flag is gone from the South Carolina statehouse. But public opinion on the meaning of the symbols of the Confederacy remains divided along…
Huddled Masses: Public Opinion & the 1965 U.S. Immigration Act blog
The landmark U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which shifted the criteria for admission of immigrants from a system of country quotas to the…
2014 Siena Research Institute Data Available blog
Eleven new 2014 Siena Research Institute studies are now available. Siena Research Institute at Siena College conducts regional, statewide and national…
Special Education in Public Schools blog
This one-of-a-kind Public Agenda Foundation poll asks about the unique concerns and experiences that parents of special needs children have, especially…
Kaiser Health Tracking Series Updated blog
The Kaiser Health Tracking Series is conducted monthly to gain the public's views on the US health care system. The series began in 1996 and consists of…