Women are now more likely than men to attend and graduate from college, to perform better academically, and to attain an advanced degree. A majority of those in management and professional careers are now women, according to the Department of Labor (up from one-third in 1985). Yet, the latest NBC Wall Street Journal poll co-conducted […]
Over the last few weeks, leaders from President Obama to Bill Gates have offered proposals and ideas to strengthen public schools, ranging from providing universal access to pre-school to reforming the teacher evaluation system. The renewed focus on education should come as no surprise, as Americans have grown increasingly concerned about the state of our […]
Our focus group respondents generally felt more aligned with Democrats on economic issues. These feelings stem from a sense that Democrats are out for the working class, while Republicans are the party of the rich. We have heard a lot about the class divide leading up to and since this most recent election.
The latest NBC-WSJ Poll conducted April 5-8, 2013 measured public attitudes on several social issues the country is currently debating including immigration, same-sex marriage, abortion, perceptions about women in society, and issues affecting families. On behalf of TELEMUNDO, the poll included an oversample to achieve a total sample of 300 Hispanic/Latino adults. The Hispanic/Latino data […]
Public Opinion Strategies and Ciruli Associates conducted a national telephone survey on behalf of the Krieble Foundation regarding the issue of immigration among 700 registered voters March 23-27, 2013. The survey has a margin of error of +3.7{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222}. Please see our key findings from this survey.
The very word “immigration” puts Hispanic Americans on edge. They know we’re talking about “them,” and they worry. When someone of Spanish-speaking descent as we had in our focus groups hears the word “immigration,” they brace for the worst. As they say … “immigration means brown people. ALL brown people.” If they are white it does not matter who is speaking, Republican or Democrat. One participant in our group said, “I feel like they are talking to me even though I was born here… People think that because you are Spanish you are not supposed to be here.”
In the latest installment of the Washington Waiting Game, we have the soon-to-be-released re-decision on the President’s initial refusal to make a decision on the future of the Keystone Pipeline. Enquiring minds want to know: will the President side with the vocal environmentalist faction of his party (block the Pipeline) or will he follow the […]
For many Hispanics born early enough to remember, Ronald Reagan provides some of their earliest – and most positive – memories of “Republican.” Our groups asked participants to search the recesses of their memories and for many, the imprint of Ronald Reagan is one of their earliest and strongest memories. Words or phrases they use to describe Reagan include: “family values,” “real connection to people,” “he had cojones,” “he didn’t mess around” and “was respected by the world.” Even those too young to remember have a similar sense from their conversations with family or study of the Reagan era.
On the occasion of President Obama’s first trip to Israel as president, it seems appropriate to evaluate current perceptions of the increasingly intricate relationship between the U.S. and Israel. By almost any measure, the president landed in Israel with relatively low expectations on a trip that was widely seen as an effort to remediate lingering […]
If you want to begin to understand the disconnect between Washington DC politicians and Main Street America, look no further than Walmart Moms. (That’s women who have kids at home under the age of 18 and who have shopped at Walmart over the past month.) Walmart Moms are on the front-lines of the economy and […]
