Senior Data Archivist Job Opening
Want to be a key player in the stewardship and delivery of public opinion data? Cornell University is currently conducting a search for a Senior Data…
Associate Director of Roper@Cornell
Cornell University has launched a search for the position of Associate Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, which is to be newly…
KAPS: Family Planning Studies blog
In the 1960s and 70s, the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices studies surveyed women and men across the world about family planning, birth control,…
Immigration: Pew's Polls of Latinos and Asian Americans blog
With election season ramping up, immigration issues have been the topic of many candidate plans, statements, and debates. But what do people actually…
NORC: The Early Years blog
The National Opinion Research Center is a non-profit organization associated with the University of Chicago. NORC has been conducting polls since 1941.…
Black, White, and Blue: Americans' Attitudes on Race and Police
Since the events in Ferguson last summer, pollsters have exhibited a renewed interest in the relationships between race and policing. Extensive public…
A Guide to Roper's New Home, in Polls
This fall the Roper Center will relocate to Cornell University in beautiful Ithaca, New York! We're so excited about our new home that we wanted to share…
2015 ORC/CNN Survey Datasets Available blog
Seven Opinion Research Corporation/Cable News Network (CNN) national studies conducted from June to December, 2015 are now available for download. These…
Roper Center at Cornell University
The Board of Directors of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, the world's largest archive of public opinion data, is pleased to announce the…
Wages of Win: The Public and the Minimum Wage Debate blog
Hillary Clinton has suggested $12. Bernie Sanders favors $15. Donald Trump says he thinks a low one is good for the country. Jeb Bush doesn't think the…
Prescription Painkiller Abuse - HSPH/Boston Globe Poll blog
The CDC estimates that almost two million people abused painkillers in the year 2013, and everyday seven thousand people go to the emergency room for…
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…