When Perception is Reality
By Aaron ChildreeSeptember 2023In the year from June 2022 to June 2023, inflation gradually but consistently decreased from its peak of 9.1 percent to 3…
Using Historical Survey Data on Military Base Closures to Understand Public Support for Prison Closures
By Jacob HarrisAs a consequence of the prison boom that nearly tripled the number of prisons in the U.S. between 1970-2006, many states have begun paring…
The Microfoundations of (Non-)Redistribution in Colombia
By Vincent MauroWhy do some democracies remain so highly unequal? Existing political science literature equips us with surprisingly few theoretical tools…
Abortion in Argentina: Years in the Making?
By Emily B. Jackson1. 2015-2020: Ni Una Menos and the legalization of abortionIn 2015, a feminist movement emerged in Argentina under the mantle Ni Una…
The Purdue Opinion Panel Polls of American Teenagers
In the early 1940s, Purdue University Professor of Education and Psychology and Director of the Division of Educational Reference Hermann Henry Remmers…
Support for Fixing Undemocratic Institutions
American Political Institutions are Dangerously Undemocratic. When do people support fixing them?by Colin Cepuran Popular commentators and some political…
Women and Public Opinion Polling
By Kwelina Thompson Edith Halsey was coming up short. She was determined to complete her work on time, but her last tasks were proving elusive. Still…
Roper COVID-19 Data Update
Roper Center’s rapidly growing collection of public opinion data on COVID-19 now includes studies from 44 organizations, including global, U.S. national,…
British Institute of Public Opinion Polls from 1938-1946 in Roper iPoll
BIPO Polls Questions from British Institute of Public Opinion polls from 1938-1946 have been added to Roper iPoll question search. Click here to see all…
New Data Provider: Colorado College State of the Rockies Project
We are excited to welcome The Colorado College State of the Rockies Project as a new Roper Center data provider. The State of the Rockies Project explores…
THE (IL)LEGITIMATE HEGEMON
Attitudes toward the U.S. in West Germany By Nina Obermeier Analyzing attitudes toward the U.S. in West Germany during the Cold War provides insight…
Fifty Years Since Stonewall: The Change in Public Opinion
Polls measuring that change have increased in frequency and broadened in scope, shifting focus as new debates came to the forefront of public discussion,…
National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse 1971 Poll
In response to the growing prevalence of marijuana use in youth culture in the U.S., President Richard Nixon appointed the National Commission on…
The Louis Harris & Associates Violence Survey
The year 1968 was a particularly brutal year for political tensions, popular agitation, and violence. The dramatic events of that year included…
Assassination Nation: Public Responses to King and Kennedy in 1968
In 1968, even more so than in most years, the news was bleak – the carnage in Vietnam, race riots, violence in the streets at the Democratic National…
Waco, Branch Davidians, and Changing Perceptions
Twenty-five years ago this week, federal and Texas state law officers laid siege to the Waco, TX Branch Davidian compound, where they believed cult…
Irish Peace and the Good Friday Agreement of 1998
The Good Friday Agreement of April 10, 1998 was an historic moment in the long Irish peace process. In it the status of Northern Ireland, its…
50 Years After 1968
The year that rocked the world and changed the United States forever, 1968 is remembered as a time of societal divisions and cultural shifts. Following…
Tensions with North Korea: The 1968 Pueblo Incident
Over the last few months, tensions between the United States and North Korea have been high. Fifty years ago, the two countries faced a crisis that found…
Responsibility, Overconfidence, & Intervention Efforts in the Age of Fake News
Who does the public hold accountable in the age of mass misinformation? What is being done now to deal with the problem? How can it be done better? Fake…