African Data at Roper Center
Roper is proud to announce two new data providers: Afrobarometer, the leading source for cross-country comparative data from African countries, and the…
From the African People: Development and Democratic Will
By: Duke MwedziThe introduction of a new presidential administration has brought with it a flurry of executive orders. Among them was an order “…
Explore the Most Important Problem Dataset with Laron Williams at the Roper Roundtable on May 7
On May 7th at 1:30 PM ET, the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research will host a Roper Roundtable featuring Laron Williams, Frederick A. Middlebush…
Public Opinion on Hong Kong’s Precarious Future in 1997
By Samuel Liu (PhD Candidate, Department of Government)[1]The July 1, 1997 sovereignty transfer of Hong Kong from the U.K. to China transformed the last…
The Second Release of the Most Important Problem Dataset (MIPD): Key Features and Innovations
By Tevfik Murat Yildirim and Laron K. Williams 1 IntroductionThe question of ‘what is the most important problem (MIP) facing the…
Updates Released to Roper iPoll
On Saturday, March 30, Roper Center will release a set of updates to Roper iPoll. Updates include enabling user collaboration without leaving the iPoll…
Updates Released to Roper iPoll
On Saturday, February 16, 2024, Roper Center will release platform updates that include improvements and a slight refresh to the Roper iPoll user…
Wording Effects on Differences in Support for Socialist Programs
By Genevieve RichardsAmericans dislike government plans, dislike the loss of private industry, but support an expanded Medicare for All. The phenomenon of…
1962 Roper Interviewers' Handbook
Early polling researchers knew well that their data was only as good as their interviewers. These field researchers had to interpret instructions to…
In memoriam Jay Wilson
Roper Center has lost a great friend. William "Jay" Wilson, Roper Center Board Member and leader in the field of market research, died on March 22,…
Warren J. Mitofsky
(1934-2006) The key to progress, innovation, and development of something better is approaching familiar problems with methods we have not used before…