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Who Says They Have Ever Used a Government Social Program? The Role of Policy Visibility
2012 paper from Cornell University on the disjunction between citizens who acknowledge accessing government social programs and the number who actually do.
Voter ID, voting rights and election 2012: Research roundup
2012 review of relevant studies, reports and media resources relating to voter disenfranchisement, fraud and other issues.
Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and ‘DREAM Act’ Legislation
2012 report by the Congressional Research Service summarizing the proposed immigration reforms on permanent residency status for unauthorized alien students in the United States.
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.
2012 study in Social Science Quarterly on the levels of desire of Mexican immigrants in Texas to learn English.
Social Influence in Televised Election Debates: A Potential Distortion of Democracy
2011 study by Royal Holloway University of London and the University of Bristol on how real-time displays of audience response to a live debate can influence the opinion of undecided voters.
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.
Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero — and Perhaps Less
2012 report by the Pew Hispanic Center on migrations between Mexico and the United States over the last 160 years.
Demand for Health Insurance among Uninsured Americans
2012 study from Princeton University on the number of uninsured Americans who might participate in reform efforts.
Student Loans: Do College Students Borrow Too Much — or Not Enough?
2012 study in the Journal of Economic Perspectives on the consequences and dynamics of assuming student loan debt.
2012 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report
2012 report from the federal government on the solvency and long-term forecasts of entitlement programs.
Shifting Public Opinion on Climate Change: Factors Influencing Concern in the U.S., 2002-2010
2012 study in Climate Change on the drivers of U.S. public sentiment on global warming.
2011 study for NBER about the effects of private equity buyouts on employment.
Research Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2010: Consumer Income
2011 government report with revisions to poverty measures and their impact on U.S. poverty levels.
Evangelicals, Issues and the 2008 Iowa Caucuses
2010 study on evangelical Republican and Democratic voting behaviors in 2008 Iowa caucuses.
Structure of Scientific Opinion on Climate Change
2011 study surveying and analyzing scientific opinion on issues of global climate change and its causes.
Trends in the Distribution of House Income Between 1979 and 2007
2011 Congressional Budget Office report analyzes IRS and Census Bureau data to track changes in income across classes of earners.
Possible Effects of the “Buffett Rule” and Higher Taxes on the Wealthy
2011 report by the Congressional Research Service on existing tax system and the “Buffett Rule.”
2011 government report on the state of Medicare funding and future solvency.
Perceptions of Politicization and Public Preferences Towards the Supreme Court
Study on public opinion, partisanship and Supreme Court nominees.
