Yankee Doodle Polling: Public Opinion on Patriotism
This holiday weekend the American passion for patriotic display will reach its annual apex with fireworks, flags and "God Bless America." Public opinion…
Welcome Middlebury College and Kent State University!
Students, faculty, and staff at Middlebury College and Kent State University now have full access as members of the Roper Center. To access Roper Center…
Fannie Mae Monthly Key Indicators Series Updated
The Fannie Mae Monthly Key Indicators survey series (a subset of the complete monthly Fannie Mae National Housing Survey) is a monthly attitudinal survey…
Seventy Years of U.S. Public Opinion on the United Nations
On June 26, 1945, delegates from fifty nations gathered in the auditorium of Veterans Memorial Hall in San Francisco to sign the new United Nations…
Paradise Polled: Americans and the Afterlife blog
Since the genesis of modern polling, the American public has been asked about not only their opinions on the political and social issues of the day, but…
Automation for the People: The Public, Technology and Jobs
A 2012 research brief by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee at MIT renewed an old debate over the effect of new technologies on employment levels. They…
Employers Perspectives on the Health Insurance Market blog
New health care legislation affects small business owners in unique ways. They deal first-hand with the potential fiscal and staffing issues brought about…
Digital Literacy and Utilization: A Polling Data Overview
What can polling tell us about Americans' relationship with digital technology? An overview from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Archives:…
In the Good Old Summertime - or Overtime? blog
As the summer begins, Americans plan to enjoy their summer vacations, a time for swimming, sunning, relaxing and – checking work emails? What…
2012 NEP Exit Polls Now Available
Explore the newly acquired 2012 National Election Pool Election Day Exit Polls, available at the Roper Center. The collection features a national dataset…
The Meaning of Middle Class
On the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton has said, ‚ÄúWe need to make the middle class mean something again." What does being middle class mean to Americans…
2015 Gallup Datasets Now Available
Seven Gallup Organization studies conducted from January-March, 2015 are now available for download. These studies cover a wide range of topics including…
Then and Now: First Ladies blog
There are few roles in American politics that are as visible and yet as nebulous as that of First Lady. Attempts to define and measure that role go back…
Energy Solution or Accident Waiting to Happen? The Public and Nuclear Power blog
The meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi revitalized the public debate over the value and safety of nuclear energy. Do Americans see a nuclear plant as a…
2014 TransAtlantic Trends Survey
What role should the United States play in the world? Should Iran be prevented from obtaining nuclear weapons, and what measures should be taken? Are…
Climate Change in the American Mind blog
The March 2015 Climate Change in the American Mind study asks questions about global climate change issues, including its causes and effects, how to…
Public Attitudes about Mental Health blog
Mental health care in the U.S. underwent significant changes over the past decade. New regulations mandated increases in mental health coverage, while…
Roper Receives the Data Seal of Approval
Data Seal of Approval The Roper Center has received the Data Seal of Approval from the DSA Board. In 2005, DANS- Data Archiving and Network Services was…
2014 Chicago Council on Global Affairs Survey
With frequent debates about defense spending and international intervention, United States foreign policy is often at the forefront of conversations about…
Attitudes of American Women 1962 blog
The 1960’s are a decade characterized by social change, counterculture, and civil disobedience. From the Stonewall demonstrations to the moon…