Studies
Research Results
(show all 22)
Unintended Pregnancy and Taxpayer Spending
2011 study in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health calculating that unintended pregnancies cost taxpayers as much as $12.6 billion a year in Medicaid costs and publicly funded child services.
The Supreme Court and public opinion: Research roundup
2013 review of scholarly studies that examine the intersection between public opinion and rulings of the Supreme Court.
2012 General Social Survey: More Americans Have No Religious Preference
2013 report from UC Berkeley and Duke University on the evolution of U.S. religious attitudes over time.
Mass murder, shooting sprees and rampage violence: Research roundup
Literature review of studies relating to various aspects of mass shooting/murder incidents in the United States and abroad.
Laws and Policies that Attempt to Reduce Firearm Violence: Research Review and Meta-Analysis
2013 review of relevant research on guns in the United States. Featuring detailed findings from a 2012 study from Arizona State University, Phoenix, and the University of Cincinnati published in Crime and Delinquency on the effectiveness of U.S. gun violence reduction policies.
Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis and the Roman Catholic Church: Research and background data
2013 review of reports and studies that provide helpful background on the Roman Catholic Church, its demographic composition and related issues.
2012 study by the University of Southern Mississippi on religion and politics in the Latino community.
Courting Christians: How Political Candidates Prime Religious Considerations in Campaign Ads
2012 study from Louisiana State University in The Journal of Politics on the impact of religious messaging in political advertisements.
Beyond Guns and God: Understanding the Complexities of the White Working Class in America
2012 report from the Public Religion Research Institute on the cultural and political beliefs of white working-class Americans.
Evangelical Elites’ Changing Responses to Homosexuality 1960-2009
2012 study in Sociology of Religion on the evolution in attitudes of evangelicals toward gays over time.
Women’s Well-being: Ranking America’s Top 25 Metro Areas
2012 report by the Social Science Research Council on comparative well-being levels for women living in the metropolitan United States.
Pew Research: Gun Rights, Abortion, Gay Marriage Views Over Time
2012 Pew Research Center report with new survey data on social issues and historical comparative data.
Why Is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States so High and Why Does It Matter?
2012 paper from the University of Maryland and Wellesley College on underlying factors that explain America’s relatively higher rates of teen childbearing.
Abortion Incidence and Access to Services in the United States
2011 study from the Guttmacher Institute on abortion rates in the United States and related trends.
U.S. Rates of Unintended Pregnancy at the State Level
2011 study in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health on the rates of unintended pregnancies for all 50 U.S. states.
Comparing Caucus and Registered Voter Support for the 2008 Presidential Candidates in Iowa
2008 study on the demographics and voting behaviors of Iowa 2008 voters and caucus attendees.
Evangelicals, Issues and the 2008 Iowa Caucuses
2010 study on evangelical Republican and Democratic voting behaviors in 2008 Iowa caucuses.
Are Political Orientations Genetically Transmitted?
2005 study in the American Political Science Review on genetics and political predisposition.
Perceptions of Politicization and Public Preferences Towards the Supreme Court
Study on public opinion, partisanship and Supreme Court nominees.
2011 study in the Journal of Politics on the degree of political similarity among couples.
