Plus: Views of free college tuition, an email course on Muslims and Islam, and more
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February 22, 2020
** Weekly Roundup
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** What U.S. adults know about the 2020 census ([link removed])
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A majority of U.S. adults ([link removed]) incorrectly believe a citizenship question is on the 2020 census questionnaire, and only about one-in-five know they will have the option of answering online. There is somewhat less enthusiasm to participate among some groups the Census Bureau has found difficult to count in the past, including black and Hispanic adults and younger people.
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** Many tech experts say digital disruption will hurt democracy ([link removed])
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About half of the tech experts we canvassed ([link removed]) predict that human use of technology will weaken democracy between now and 2030 due to the speed and scope of reality distortion, the decline of journalism and personal data collection. A third expect technology to strengthen democracy as reformers find ways to fight back against info-warriors and chaos.
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** Assessing the risks to online polls from bogus respondents ([link removed])
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Online polls conducted with widely used opt-in sources contain small but measurable shares of bogus respondents ([link removed]) . Critically, these bogus respondents are not just answering at random, but tend to select positive answer choices – introducing a small, systematic bias into estimates like presidential approval.
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** The ‘class size paradox’: How individual- and group-level perspectives differ, and why it matters in research ([link removed])
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The average class size at a university conveys little about the experience of the average student there – a disconnect known as the "class-size paradox ([link removed]) ." Differences between individual- and group-level perspectives can be crucial for researchers to take into consideration.
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** Large majority of Americans are concerned made-up news could influence election ([link removed])
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The more closely people follow political news ([link removed]) , the more likely they are to be concerned about made-up news influencing the presidential election. The same is true of people with more political knowledge and older adults.
* Democrats, Republicans each expect made-up news to target their own party more than the other in 2020 ([link removed])
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** Big houses, small houses: Partisans continue to want different things in a community ([link removed])
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Republicans and Democrats express sharply different preferences ([link removed]) about their ideal communities and house sizes. And while large numbers of people in both parties say it is important to live in a community that is a good place to raise children, partisans diverge on whether it is important that a community is racially and ethnically diverse.
** Latino voters favor raising minimum wage, government involvement in health care ([link removed])
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Most Latino registered voters say they want government to be more involved in solving the nation’s problems, a view that is reflected in their broad support ([link removed]) for raising the minimum wage, government involvement in health care and stricter gun laws.
** Want to know more about Muslims and Islam? We’ve got an email course for you ([link removed])
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We've distilled key findings from our data into four email mini-lessons ([link removed]) to help people develop a better understanding of Muslims and Islam. If you sign up for the course, you’ll receive an email every other day for about a week.
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** Fast facts about Americans’ views toward Russia amid allegations of 2020 interference ( [link removed])
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** While India’s public views Trump positively, there’s less enthusiasm for his trade policies ([link removed])
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** Democrats overwhelmingly favor free college tuition, while Republicans are divided by age, education ([link removed])
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The share of Americans who said in our January survey that it is likely that Russia or other foreign governments will attempt to influence ([link removed]) the November 2020 election
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