Datasets

Higher Education/Housing

Survey Details: Conducted Mar, 2010
File Release Date: 20 Dec 2011

Publications from this dataset:

08.28.11

The Digital Revolution and Higher Education

College Presidents, Public Differ on Value of Online Learning

08.17.11

Women See Value and Benefits of College; Men Lag on Both Fronts, Survey Finds

05.15.11

Is College Worth It?

College Presidents, Public Assess, Value, Quality and Mission of Higher Education

04.12.11

Home Sweet Home. Still.

Five Years After the Bubble Burst

Changing American Family

Survey Details: Conducted Oct, 2010
File Release Date: 23 Nov 2011

Publications from this dataset:

03.09.11

For Millennials, Parenthood Trumps Marriage

02.16.11

The Public Renders a Split Verdict On Changes in Family Structure

01.13.11

A Portrait of Stepfamilies

11.18.10

The Decline of Marriage And Rise of New Families

Economy

Survey Details: Conducted May, 2010
File Release Date: 21 Sep 2011

Publications from this dataset:

09.24.10

One Recession, Two Americas

09.15.10

A Third of Public Says It’s Sometimes OK for Homeowners to Stop Making Mortgage Payments

Walking Away

09.02.10

Most ‘Re-employed’ Workers Say They’re Overqualified for Their New Job

Back at Work, But…

08.19.10

The Fading Glory of the Television and Telephone

07.22.10

Lost Income, Lost Friends – and Loss of Self-respect

06.30.10

How the Great Recession Has Changed Life in America

The Millennials

Survey Details: Conducted January 2010
File Release Date: 16 Jun 11

Publications from this dataset:

03.09.11

For Millennials, Parenthood Trumps Marriage

02.24.10

Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change

Race II

Survey Details: Conducted October-November 2009
File Release Date: 21 Jan 2011

Publications from this dataset:

06.04.10

One-in-Seven New U.S. Marriages is Interracial or Interethnic

Marrying Out

01.12.10

Blacks Upbeat about Black Progress, Prospects

A Year After Obama's Election

Work/Generation Gap/Woodstock

Survey Details: Conducted July-August 2009
File Release Date: 21 Jan 2011

Publications from this dataset:

10.01.09

The Harried Life of the Working Mother

09.24.09

Black-White Conflict Isn’t Society’s Largest

09.17.09

Take this Job and Love It

09.03.09

Recession Turns a Graying Office Grayer

08.12.09

Forty Years After Woodstock, A Gentler Generation Gap

Fertility/Luxury or Necessity

Survey Details: Conducted April 2009
File Release Date: 21 Jan 2011

Publications from this dataset:

08.19.10

The Fading Glory of the Television and Telephone

05.06.10

The New Demography of American Motherhood

04.23.09

Luxury or Necessity? The Public Makes a U-Turn

Aging

Survey Details: Conducted February- March 2009
File Release Date: 24 Aug 2010

Publications from this dataset:

03.18.10

The Return of the Multi-Generational Family Household

08.20.09

End-of-Life Decisions: How Americans Cope

08.07.09

Go West, Old Man

Where Older Adults Feel Young at Heart

07.29.09

Nap Time

06.29.09

Growing Old in America: Expectations vs. Reality

05.28.09

Most Middle-Aged Adults Are Rethinking Retirement Plans

05.14.09

Different Age Groups, Different Recessions

Oldest Are Most Sheltered

Mobility

Survey Details: Conducted October 2008
File Release Date: 4 December 2009

Publications from this dataset:

03.18.09

Most Like It Hot

03.11.09

Magnet or Sticky?: A State-by-State Typology

A State-by-State Typology

02.26.09

Suburbs Not Most Popular, But Suburbanites Most Content

02.19.09

Even as Housing Values Sink, There’s Comfort in Homeownership

02.10.09

McDonald’s and Starbucks: 43% Yin, 35% Yang

01.29.09

For Nearly Half of America, Grass Is Greener Somewhere Else; Denver Tops List of Favorite Cities

12.17.08

Who Moves? Who Stays Put? Where’s Home?

12.02.08

Americans Say They Like Diverse Communities; Election, Census Trends Suggest Otherwise

10.23.08

Republicans: Still Happy Campers

Gender

Survey Details: Conducted June-July 2008
File Release Date: 1 October 2009

Publications from this dataset:

04.08.09

Smokers Can’t Blow Off Stress

10.23.08

Republicans: Still Happy Campers

09.25.08

Women Call the Shots at Home; Public Mixed on Gender Roles in Jobs

09.15.08

Revisiting the Mommy Wars

08.25.08

Men or Women: Who’s the Better Leader?

A Paradox in Public Attitudes

Middle Class

Survey Details: Conducted January-February 2008
File Release Date: 27 April 2009

Publications from this dataset:

07.29.08

America’s Four Middle Classes

06.25.08

Baby Boomers: The Gloomiest Generation

05.29.08

The Middle Class Blues

Pricey Neighborhoods, High Stress

05.14.08

Feeling Guilty

Americans Say They Aren't Saving Enough

04.30.08

Who Wants To Be Rich?

The Currently Hard-Pressed Put a Higher Personal Priority on Being Wealthy than Do the Well-to-Do

04.16.08

You’re Laid Off

A Worsening Economy Couldn't Come at a Worse Time for Many U.S. Workers

04.09.08

Inside the Middle Class: Bad Times Hit the Good Life

Race

Survey Details: Conducted September-October 2007
File Release Date: 5 January 2009

Publications from this dataset:

01.31.08

Do Blacks and Hispanics Get Along?

Yes, but Not Always, and Not about Everything

01.17.08

Race, Ethnicity and Campaign ’08

People...Can We All Get Along?

11.13.07

Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class

Optimism about Black Progress Declines

Muslim Americans

Survey Details: Conducted January-April 2007
File Release Date: 22 May 2008

Publications from this dataset:

05.22.07

Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream

Marriage/Parenthood

Survey Details: Conducted February-March 2007
File Release Date: 13 November 2007

Publications from this dataset:

07.18.07

Modern Marriage

“I Like Hugs. I Like Kisses. But What I Really Love is Help with the Dishes.”

07.12.07

Fewer Mothers Prefer Full-time Work

From 1997 to 2007

07.01.07

As Marriage and Parenthood Drift Apart, Public Is Concerned about Social Impact

Generation Gap in Values, Behaviors

05.02.07

Motherhood Today: Tougher Challenges, Less Success

Mom's Biggest Critics are Middle-Aged Women

Personal Finance/Social Trust

Survey Details: Conducted October-November 2006
File Release Date: 13 November 2007

Publications from this dataset:

04.23.09

Luxury or Necessity? The Public Makes a U-Turn

02.22.07

Americans and Social Trust: Who, Where and Why

02.07.07

What Americans Pay For – and How

'Information Age' Bills Keep Piling Up

01.24.07

We Try Hard. We Fall Short. Americans Assess Their Saving Habits

01.04.07

Most Americans Moderately Upbeat About Family Finances in 2007

12.06.06

As Home Prices Cool Down, Homeowners Temper Their Optimism

11.20.06

It’s Time for Holiday Shopping. Do You Have Your Budget?

Work/Optimism/Cars

Survey Details: Conducted June-July 2006
File Release Date: 13 November 2007

Publications from this dataset:

09.21.06

Working After Retirement: The Gap Between Expectations and Reality

09.14.06

Americans See Less Progress on Their Ladder of Life

08.30.06

American Work Life is Worsening, But Most Workers Still Content

08.08.06

As the Price of Gas Goes Up, The Nation’s Odometer Slows Down

History Repeats Itself

08.01.06

Americans and Their Cars: Is the Romance on the Skids?

Fewer Americans like to drive, survey shows

Diet/Gambling/Movies

Survey Details: Conducted February-March 2006
File Release Date: 13 November 2007

Publications from this dataset:

09.14.06

Americans See Less Progress on Their Ladder of Life

05.23.06

Gambling: As the Take Rises, So Does Public Concern

05.16.06

Increasingly, Americans Prefer Going to the Movies at Home

05.02.06

Once Again, The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be

04.26.06

In the Battle of the Bulge, More Soldiers Than Successes

Two-in-three are dieting or exercising

04.19.06

Eating More; Enjoying Less

04.11.06

Americans See Weight Problems Everywhere But In the Mirror

We tend to weigh ourselves on a different scale

03.28.06

A Barometer of Modern Morals

Sex, Drugs, and the 1040

Family Bonds

Survey Details: Conducted October-November 2005
File Release Date: 13 November 2007

Publications from this dataset:

03.14.06

22% of Americans Have a Relative in a Mixed-Race Marriage

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

03.07.06

Gauging Family Intimacy

Dogs Edge Cats (Dads Trail Both)

02.28.06

Who’s Feeling Rushed?

02.21.06

Families Drawn Together By Communication Revolution

02.13.06

Are We Happy Yet?

12.08.05

Baby Boomers: From the Age of Aquarius to the Age of Responsibility