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Hot Topic - Legalization of Marijuana
Posted: May 01 2013 iPOLL Beta Posted: Apr 08 2013 Hot Topic "Economy" Posted: Mar 26 2013 Social Sciences Librarians Boot Camp Posted: Mar 19 2013 New Data Collection: UTC/National Journal Posted: Mar 04 2013 2013 Call for Mitofsky Nominations Posted: Mar 01 2013 |
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ALL ANNOUNCEMENTSHot Topic - Legalization of MarijuanaDo you favor or oppose making the use of marijuana legal?PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, April, 2013 Related information can be found by searching the Center's iPOLL Databank or by visiting Topics at a Glance--Legalization of Marijuana within Illegal Drugs on the Roper Center website. Posted: May 01 2013 iPOLL Beta
Posted: Apr 08 2013 Hot Topic "Economy"Which of these best describes your opinion? Abt SRBI, March 2013 Related information can be found by searching the Center's iPOLL Databank or by visiting Topics at a Glance--Economy on the Roper Center website. Posted: Mar 26 2013 Social Sciences Librarians Boot CampLois Timms-Ferrara will be conducting two 90-minute workshops at the Social Sciences Librarians Boot Camp on June 7, 2013.Inside Roper Center Services: Beyond Survey Questions and Answers Participants will experience hands-on use of the most recent release of the iPOLL Databank highlighting new search and reporting features, the RoperExpress data download services and training in the online analysis tool, RoperExplorer, that permits simple cross-tabulations without programming. Additionally, she will report on the current discussion among the opinion research industry on transparency in reporting surveys, including reporting full citation of all parties involved, specificity of sampling methodology including margin error, full question wordings and responses, and disposition of attempts to reach respondents in order to calculate response rates. The Boot Camp is being held at the Tisch Library at Tufts University in Medford, MA. For information on registering for the Boot Camp, visit http://sites.tufts.edu/sslbc2013/. Posted: Mar 19 2013 New Data Collection: UTC/National Journal The Roper Center is pleased to announce the availability of datasets from the United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection survey series. These surveys track the public's priorities for Congress and Washington - and its opinions on the policies at the center of Congressional debate. Included in this new data collection are 22 studies conducted from January, 2012 to January, 2013. Thanks go out to National Journal, UTC, and Princeton Survey Research International for archiving this data collection for future research use. Posted: Mar 04 2013 2013 Call for Mitofsky NominationsWho would you like to honor for their work in public opinion research? Nominate them today!
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Visit 2013 Call for Nominations for details on submitting a nomination. Posted: Mar 01 2013 New iPOLL Coming Soon!
Posted: Mar 01 2013 Sneak Peek at New iPOLLOur Valentine to you! On Feb. 14, there will be a demo of new iPOLL scheduled for release this spring! Be sure to sign up for one of the 15 minute demonstrations that day and experience the improved functionality for narrowing and downloading results. Sign up for a demo today.
Posted: Jan 31 2013 Seeking Data Production SpecialistThe Data Production Specialist is a new position within the archive team. Some of the responsibilities of this position include:
Posted: Jan 31 2013 Hot Topics - The Mood of AmericaThinking about your own life, what kinds of things would you like to see leaders in Washington deal with over the next few years? Please tell me which one or two you think should be the biggest priorities in terms of improving your own life?NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll, January 2013 Related information can be found by searching the Center's iPOLL Databank or by visiting Topics at a Glance-The Mood of America on the Roper Center website. Posted: Jan 31 2013 Hot Topic Crime -- Gun RegulationDo you think this (December 14, 2012) shooting (at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut) reflects broader problems in American society, or are things like this just the isolated acts of troubled individuals?Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, December 2012 Related information can be found by searching the Center's iPOLL Databank or by visiting Topics at a Glance--Crime on the Roper Center website. Posted: Dec 27 2012 Thank you Mitofsky Award Sponsors!The Roper Center gratefully acknowledges all of our supporters for the annual Mitofsky Award Dinner.The 2012 event was supported by sponsorships from...
Posted: Dec 27 2012 2012 Mitofsky Award DinnerOh, what a night! On November 15, Norman Bradburn received the 2012 Warren J. Mitofsky Award from the Roper Center Board of Directors! Special guest speaker, Peter Hart discussed the mounting challenges faced by the opinion research industry today. Dr. Bradburn accepted the award and graciously talked about the importance of the Center's archives in documenting opinion research through the decades. Be sure to see the pictures of the dinner!That afternoon guests and the greater DC community were invited to a symposium for a post mortem look at polling during 2012 Presidential Election season featuring Democratic pollster, Mark Mellman, Republican pollster David Winston, LA Times journalist Doyle McManus, and Gallup's editor-in-chief Frank Newport. The event was moderated by Murray Edelman and co sponsored by DC-AAPOR. Posted: Dec 26 2012 Season's Greetings!Best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year!Posted: Dec 26 2012 2012 Election Polling: A Post-MortemDC-AAPOR and the Roper Center are cosponsoring a symposium titled the "2012 Election Polling: A Post-Mortem" that will be held on Thursday, November 15th at 3:30 PM at The Gallup Building, 901 F Street, NW, Washington, DC. Five key speakers will share their views. There is no charge for admission.  This is an opportunity to join with colleagues to look back over the year, digest the results and examine the implications for our profession from different points of view. We will hear from:
Posted: Nov 09 2012 Thank you to 2012 Mitofsky Event Sponsors!The Roper Center gratefully acknowledges all of our supporters for the annual Mitofsky Award Dinner.This year's event will be supported by generous donations from
Posted: Nov 09 2012 Hot Topic--TaxesOverall, what do you think is the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit--by cutting federal spending, by increasing taxes, or by a combination of both? CBS News/New York Times Poll, October 2012 Related information can be found by searching the Center's iPOLL Databank or by visiting Topics at a Glance--Taxes on the Roper Center website. Posted: Nov 09 2012 Bradburn to be Honored as Mitofsky Award Recipient
Posted: Oct 05 2012 2012 Election Post Mortem
Posted: Oct 05 2012 NORC Sponsors Mitofsky Award Dinner
Posted: Oct 04 2012 New Data Collections in iPOLLNearly 10,000 questions were recently added to iPOLL that represent surveys conducted by Knowledge Networks and sponsored by various organizations such as PIPA (Program on International Policy Attitudes, University of Maryland), the Associated Press, CBS News, AARP, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, and Chicago Council on Global Affairs.Posted: Oct 04 2012 Welcome New Member Schools!Portland State University and the University of Iowa have joined the Roper Center family of academic institutional members.Check out our growing list of members!Posted: Oct 04 2012 Opening: Executive DirectorThe Roper Center is searching for a recognized scholar for a tenured faculty position in an academic department and a five year (renewable) appointment as Executive Director of the Roper Center. More detail...Posted: Oct 03 2012 Wonder what this symbol means?The dataset is in-house, but requires re-processing to make it available via RoperExpress. Use the email link on the study description to alert Roper staff of your need for the study and you will be notified when it becomes available. Posted: Jul 27 2012 Presidential Elections: How they compareWhat was the mood of the country in 1984, 1996 and 2004 when an incumbent president captured a second term? Roper has the data to help fill in the blanks!Posted: Jul 23 2012 |
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