PubHub - Surveys

Egyptians Remain Optimistic, Embrace Democracy and Religion in Political Life

2012-05-25

Publisher: Pew Global Attitudes Project
Published: May 2012
Presents survey findings about Egyptians' national mood and outlook, views of leaders and institutions, priorities for government, beliefs about the role of Islam in politics, attitudes toward democracy, and perceptions of the United States and Israel.
Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Related Organization(s): Pew Research Center
Subject(s): International Affairs/Development; Social Science; Social Science, International Studies

Teens & Online Video

2012-05-17

Publisher: Pew Internet & American Life Project
Published: May 2012
Presents survey findings about teens' likelihood of recording and uploading video, streaming video live, and using video chat applications by gender, age, race/ethnicity, household income, parents' education, and community type.
Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet

Digital Differences

2012-05-10

Publisher: Pew Internet & American Life Project
Author(s): Zickuhr, Kathryn; Aaron Smith
Published: April 2012
Examines 2000-11 trends in Internet use, high-speed broadband access, methods of accessing the Internet, and online and mobile activities by gender, race/ethnicity, age, income, education, and disability status, as well as reasons for not going online.
Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Subject(s): Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet; Social Science

72% of Americans Follow Local News Closely

2012-05-07

Publisher: Pew Internet & American Life Project
Published: April 2012
Presents survey findings about characteristics of those who follow local news and information closely, such as connectedness to community, attachment to local newspapers, and topics of interest, as well as differences by age among local news enthusiasts.
Funder(s): John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts
Related Organization(s): Pew Research Center, Project for Excellence in Journalism
Subject(s): Journalism/Media; Social Science

Gaps in Health Insurance: Why So Many Americans Experience Breaks in Coverage and How the Affordable Care Act Will Help

2012-05-05

Publisher: Commonwealth Fund
Author(s): Collins, Sara R.; Michelle M. Doty; Tracy Garber; Ruth Robertson
Published: April 2012
Presents findings from the Health Insurance Tracking Survey of U.S. Adults, including the percentage of those who were uninsured during 2011, reasons for gaps in coverage, access to regular and preventive care, and the impact of federal healthcare reform.
Funder(s): Commonwealth Fund
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Public Affairs

The Future of Money in a Mobile Age

2012-05-03

Publisher: Pew Internet & American Life Project
Author(s): Smith, Aaron; Janna Anderson; Lee Rainie
Published: April 2012
Presents survey findings on technology experts' views on the integration of mobile technology with financial services via smart devices, predicted penetration of "mobile wallets" as of 2020 by generation, and the implications. Excerpts survey responses.
Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Subject(s): Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet; Social Science

Eagle Scouts: Merit Beyond the Badge

2012-04-29

Publisher: Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion
Author(s): Jang, Sung Joon; Byron R. Johnson; Young-II Kim
Published: April 2012
Compares Eagle Scouts with other Scouts and non-Scouts in the areas of health and recreation, connectedness to family and community, service and leadership, environmental stewardship, goal orientation, planning and preparedness, and character.
Funder(s): John Templeton Foundation
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Children and Youth, Youth/Adolescents; Athletics/Sports

The Rise of E-Reading

2012-04-20

Publisher: Pew Internet & American Life Project
Published: April 2012
Presents survey findings about e-book consumption; e-reader ownership; reading habits of e-reader users compared with non-users and by type of device, demographics, and education; and reasons for reading e-books as opposed to printed books and vice versa.
Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Subject(s): Social Science; Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet

2012 State of the Sector Survey

2012-04-19

Publisher: Nonprofit Finance Fund
Published: April 2012
Presents findings from a survey of nonprofit organizations about the ever-increasing demand for services, nonprofits' continuing financial struggles, management strategies to cope with changes, the role of board members, and outlook for the sector.
Funder(s): Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Capacity Building; Human Services

Prevention in Middle School Matters: A Summary of Findings on Teen Dating Violence Behaviors and Associated Risk Factors Among 7th-Grade Students

2012-04-16

Publisher: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Published: March 2012
Outlines baseline findings on dating; psychological, physical, or electronic abuse; and associated factors among seventh-graders. Calls for prevention efforts in middle school. Describes RWJF's Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships program.
Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Related Organization(s): RTI International
Subject(s): Children and Youth; Children and Youth, Youth/Adolescents; Women