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This section contains the Project's survey datasets that are currently available.
Apr 19, 2009
This data set contains questions about the internet's role in navigating the economic recession, as well as questions about broadband and wireless internet usage. It was used in the reports "The Internet and the Recession", "Home Broadband Adoptio...
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More in: Broadband, Mobile, Video, Decision Making
Nov 4, 2008
This data set contains questions about how citizens used the internet to get political information and to interact with the campaigns during the 2008 presidential race. It was used in the reports "The Internet's Role in Campaign 2008" and "Post-El...
More in: Politics
Aug 1, 2008
This survey examines the state of civic and political involvement in America, and the ways in which technology plays a role in civic engagement. It was used in our report "The Internet and Civic Engagement".
More in: Politics, Government, Web 2.0, Digital Divide
May 11, 2008
This data set contains questions about cloud computing, online political activities and adult usage of online social networks. It was used in the reports "Adults and Social Network Websites", "Use of Cloud Computing Applications and Services" and ...
More in: Cloud Computing, Politics, Social Networking
Apr 1, 2008
This survey contains questions about the use of technology in the workplace. It was used in our report "Networked Workers".
More in: Work
Feb 5, 2008
This data set contains questions about teens and gaming (the types of games they play, how often they play them, the platforms they play them on, and who they play them with) as well as questions about teens and involvement in civic activities. It...
More in: Teens, Gaming
Jan 1, 2008
This survey contains questions about the role of technology in family life. It was used in our report "Networked Families".
More in: Families
Dec 2, 2007
This data set contains questions about usage of, and attitudes towards, information and communications technologies. It served as the basis for "The Mobile Difference" typology report, and was also used in the reports "When Technology Fails" and "...
More in: Technology User Types, Mobile
Nov 16, 2007
This data set contains questions about the writing teens do for school and for personal enjoyment; the electronic texts that they create; their technology ownership; and teen and parent attitudes towards technology and its impact on writing. It wa...
More in: Teens
Sep 5, 2007
This data set contains questions about how people research, buy and evaluate products they purchase online. It includes modules on cell phones, real estate and music and was used in the reports "Online Shopping" and "The Internet and Consumer Choi...
More in: Shopping
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The percentage of internet users who have posted material online about political or social issues or used a social networking site for some form of civic or political engagement.
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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.