Madame President: Public Attitudes
Changing Public Attitudes on a Woman President As the front runner in the Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton has already come closer than any other…
Madame President: Changing Attitudes about a Woman President
As the front runner in the Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton has already come closer than any other woman to becoming President of the United States.…
Save the Date: Arthur Lupia
We are pleased to announce that Arthur "Skip" Lupia will be the inaugural speaker at the CIPA - Roper Center Public Opinion Speaker Series. The talk will…
Public Attitudes on the Legacy of Slavery in the U.S.
Slavery may have ended in 1863, but its legacy reverberates still. Black and white Americans continue to grapple with the question what relevance this…
Black Leaders in Public Opinion
Want more polling on black leaders - and perceptions of the relationships of white leaders to the black community? iPoll has the data. More resources on…
Supreme Controversy: Polling and Court Nominations
The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has ignited a political firestorm, with Senate Republicans declaring their refusal to vote on any…
Student Employment at the Roper Center
Students, both graduate and undergraduate, have always been integral to the Roper Center. Students work in the archive, processing new datasets to make…
Featured Datasets in Black Public Opinion
These datasets in black public opinion offer unusual samples or uniquely rich questionnaires that provide valuable insights in black public opinion.…
Resources for Understanding the Flint Water Crisis blog
Water Crisis: Worry and a Lack of Trust Two critical issues inform the public response to the Flint water crisis: worries about drinking water and a lack…
Water Crisis: Worry and a Lack of Trust blog
Headlines about lead poisoning from contaminated water in Flint, Michigan ask how such a thing could happen here. Americans, however, may be somewhat less…
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What's the difference between RoperExplorer and iPOLLPlus? I hear a lot about unreliable polls; if a poll is archived at the Roper Center, does that mean…
Season's Greetings from the Roper Center
The staff are looking forward to their winter break so that they might enjoy the pleasures of the season: sipping cocoa, playing in the snow, seeing…
The Roper Organization blog
Under the direction of survey pioneer Elmo Roper, the Roper Organization conducted the landmark Fortune studies: over seventy survey projects undertaken…
The People of the Roper Center at UConn: An Appreciation
In 1978, just after the Roper Center relocated to the University of Connecticut from its first home at Williams College, Donald Deluca, Director of User…
Polls of Future Past: Public Expectations for the Future of Science
Science fiction sometimes barely beats out science fact, as technological advancements rapidly transform the world. But the changes that are anticipated…
Kaiser Family Foundation: HIV/AIDS at 30 blog
As the HIV/AIDS epidemic marked its thirtieth year, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a major national survey - their eighth on the topic since 1995…
Never Back Down from a Fight. A Debate Is Another Story.
There are debates, and there are debates about the debates. Though in principle Americans want to see the candidates get together to argue issues, there…
Podiums, Platforms, and Polls: Public Opinion on the Election Debates
Debate season: a time for zingers, quips and occasionally serious policy conversations. These events are meant to sway public opinion, but what does the…
Bureau of Applied Social Research blog
From 1940 to 1977, the Bureau of Applied Social Research conducted surveys on a wide range of social, professional, and academic issues. BASR was founded…
Pew Forum 2010 Sub-Saharan Africa Religion Dataset blog
Tolerance and Tension: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa Between December 2008 and April 2009, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, with…