Category Archives: Roper Center

Purdue Opinion Panel polls, 1949-1974

Posted on May 13, 2021 by

In early 1940s Hermann Henry Remmers, a Professor of Education and Psychology at Purdue University designed a poll to understand the attitudes of teenagers. It was the first time nearly all Americans teenagers attended high school. Dr. Remmers utilized sampling … Continue reading →

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Roper Center U.S. State Polls

Posted on February 11, 2021 by

The Roper Center at Cornell University has made questions from U.S. state-level polls available in the Roper iPoll database. It includes exact question wording, sample size, and survey sampling method. These state polls are from major national polling organizations and … Continue reading →

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News from the Roper Center

Posted on November 6, 2020 by

The classic version of the iPoll system was decommissioned in September. Visit https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll/ to check out the enhanced features of the new Roper iPoll. Roper’s data team prioritizes the processing of all COVID-19 surveys, often on a 24 to 48-hour … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter: 80 Years of Black Americans’ Public Opinion and How the U.S. Public Views Black America

Posted on July 8, 2020 by

The Roper Center has identified all public opinion surveys of Black Americans in its data archive. These surveys span from 1945-2020. With our Roper membership, UW-Madison affiliates can access these public opinion data. On this site, an article on measuring … Continue reading →

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Roper Center New User Interface

Posted on April 30, 2020 by

Roper Center has a new user interface for affiliates at UW-Madison. Users can now search Roper’s dataset collection and question database from a single search box. Its search function is expanded to include response categories, survey sponsors and field organizations. … Continue reading →

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New election related resources from Roper Center

Posted on October 5, 2016 by

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Cornell University] has developed a series of briefs that highlight opinion data related to the 2016 Presidential race. The posts include: – Roper Data at the Presidential debates – Curbed Enthusiasm: Voting in … Continue reading →

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Introductory Webinars: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

As members of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, UW-Madison has access to the Center’s large archive of public opinion data.  To learn more about the Roper Center and its data and services, sign up for a 30-40 minute introductory webinar! … Continue reading →

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