Roper Center Announcements

RoperExplorer Gets a New Look

Full members using the online data analysis tool may run crosstab tables in just 3 easy steps--no more long hours of programming. The new interface for RoperExplorer permits you to select the questions to crosstab and runs the table.

Save the Date! Nov. 15, 2012

As a tribute to Warren Mitofsky, who was chairman of the Roper Center Board of Directors at the time of his passing, the Center has established the Warren Mitofsky Fund which will raise funds to support the Roper Center and sponsor an annual award for outstanding work utilizing the Center's archived holdings.

The 2012 Warren J. Mitofsky Award recipient - to be announced soon - will be honored at the awards dinner to be held on November 15, 2012 at the 701 Pennsylvania Avenue Restaurant in Washington, DC. Please, plan to join us!

Hot Topic - The Mood of America

Do you believe that the next generation will be better off economically than the current generation?

Politico/George Washington University Battleground 2012 Survey, Feb, 2012

Related information can be found by searching the Center's iPOLL Databank or by visiting Topics at a Glance--The Mood of America on the Roper Center website.

iPOLL Plus = Subgroups on Demand

Ever wonder how different groups responded to questions? Well, the good news is that now iPOLL offers banner-like subgroups for nearly 100,000 questions from surveys conducted over the last 12 years. Just watch for this symbol to find tabbed subgroup tables:

Now your results can look like this--
Learn more about iPOLL Plus at http://bit.ly/GAXO6g.

Call for Nominations: 2012 Mitofsky Award

Nominations are being sought for the 2012 Mitofsky Award for excellence in opinion research.

The Mitofsky award honors important work on public opinion and/or survey methodology that has been accomplished, published, or presented at a professional conference. Nominees can include recent work or past work that continues to have a significant impact on our understanding of public opinion. Nominations can be made for a specific project, innovation, conference paper, article or book, or for a larger body of work by a researcher or practitioner. Special consideration will be given to work that is based on data obtained directly from the Roper archive. The 2012 award carries a cash prize of $1,000 and the winner will be publicly announced in the fall. more...

AAPOR and Poynter's News University to host webinar on public opinion polls

We're all aware of the daily flood of opinion polls, especially at this time of presidential politics. AAPOR has joined forces with News University, the Poynter Institute's e-learning site, to offer a one-hour webinar to help polling novices understand and report on public opinion surveys. The live webcast of Election 2012 Reporting: Understanding Opinion Polls will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26 starting at 2 pm, Eastern Time. For those who can't attend the live webinar, an archived replay will be available soon after the live session. The course is being taught by Claudia Deane, the associate director for public opinion and survey research at the Kaiser Family Foundation. Claudia works on a variety of survey-related projects focused primarily on understanding the public's views on health policy issues.

Access to the live webcast and the archived web recording costs $24.95.

More information and registration is available at: http://www.newsu.org/understanding-2012-election-polls.

Deposit Your Data With The Roper Center

The Roper Center encourages researchers and survey research firms to deposit their computer-readable survey data in the archives for long-term preservation and for use in secondary analysis by other social science researchers.

** Depositing your data with The Roper Center
** ICPSR's Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving, 4th Edition

For more information contact us!

Links to Member Proxy Servers

Researchers from member institutions may link to their institution's proxy server directly from the Center's website.

The 2008 Primary Exit Polls have just been released!

The first 30 2008 State Primary Election Day Exit Polls are available now!

Thirty-nine more State Primary Exit Polls from the 2008 election will be
released as soon as archival processing is completed.

Summer internship at the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is offering a paid internship opportunity during the summer of 2012 for undergraduate students entering their senior year, recent college graduates, or graduate level students with an interest in political polling or survey research. The summer intern will be expected to assist the research team on various aspects of the survey process, including questionnaire development, data management, statistical analysis, reporting of survey results and quality control.

For more information about the position and how to apply, see http://pewresearch.org/docs/?DocID=10018.

Hot Topic-Immigration

Illegal immigrants currently working in the US...Should be allowed to stay in their jobs, and apply for US citizenship, Should be allowed to stay in their jobs only as temporary guest workers, but not apply for US citizenship, Should be required to leave their jobs and the US.

CBS News, December, 2011

Related information can be found by searching the Center's iPOLL Databank or by visiting Topics at a Glance--Immigration on the Roper Center website.

Roper at SPSA Conference

Visit the Roper table at the Southern Political Science Association Conference, January 12-14, 2012, in New Orleans.

Attendees interested in scheduling time with a Center representative may call 860.486.4440 or email lois@ropercenter.uconn.edu.

Season's Greetings!

The Roper Center staff wishes all of those with whom we share our resources a happy holiday season and much success in the New Year!

Thank you again to our Fundraiser Sponsors!

These organizations value the sound preservation practices and the access tools developed by the Roper Center. Thank you so very much--we couldn't do it without your support!

Belden Russonello Strategists, Pew Research Center, PSRAI, Braun Research Incorporated, SSRS, Thortech Solutions, LLC, Abt SRBI, CBS, Edison Research, Charleton Research Company, Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research, D3 Systems, Edelman Consulting, Knowledge Networks, Langer Research Associates, Mokrzycki Survey Research Services, Peter Hart & Assoc., WAPOR.

Save the Bits! Preserve Your Data

If you or your organization has survey data that should be archived, please let us know about it! You can contact Roper Center archive staff for more information.

100 Guests Attend Annual Fundraiser Dinner

On November 10, 2011 the Roper Center Board of Directors hosted the fifth annual Warren Mitofsky Fundraiser Dinner. The event honors the memory of the former board chair who was an enthusiast of the Center and a strong advocate for archiving sound survey research.


Jeff Fager, CEO of CBS News and guest speaker at this year's Mitofsky Fundraiser Dinner shares a moment with Kathy Frankovic, the 2011 Warren J. Mitofsky Awardee.

Hot Topic-Global Warming

Is there solid evidence that average temperatures on earth are getting warmer over the decades? Is it due to human activity or natural patterns in the earth's environment?

Pew Research Center, November, 2011

Related information can be found by searching the Center's iPOLL Databank or by visiting Topics at a Glance--Global Warming on the Roper Center website.

Thortech Solutions Supports the 2011 Mitofsky Dinner

The Roper Center Board is delighted to learn of the generosity of Thortech Solutions in supporting this year's Mitofsky Award Banquet. Thursday, November 10th the Mitofsky Award will be presented to Kathleen A. Frankovic, CBS News Polling Director Emeritus for the many contributions made during her career.

To learn more about the dinner, please visit www.RoperCenter.UConn.edu.

Supporters of Mitofsky Award Dinner

The Roper Center gratefully acknowledges all of our supporters for the annual Mitofsky Award Dinner.

In addition to our top sponsors, this year's event will also be supported by generous donations from Abt SRBI, Langer Research Associates, WAPOR, Peter D. Hart Research, Knowledge Networks, Charlton Research, Edelman Consulting, Mokrzycki Survey Research Services, CISER and D3 Systems.

To learn more about supporting the Mitofsky Award Dinner, please visit Sponsor the Event.

Thank you SSRS for sponsoring the 2011 Mitofsky Award

The Roper Center appreciates Social Science Research Solutions for sponsoring the 2011 Warren Mitofsky Award. A dinner is planned on November 10th to honor the work of Kathleen Frankovic, this year's choice for the Award.

Be sure to join us for dinner. To learn more visit the Mitofsky Award Dinner.

Braun Research, Inc. a Platinum Sponsor of the Mitofsky Award

Thank you to Braun Research, Incorporated for sponsoring the 2011 of the Warren J. Mitofsky Award at the Platinum Level. This year's recipient, Kathleen Frankovic will receive the award at a dinner at the Bryant Park Grill in New York City.

For more information or to obtain tickets, visit the website.

PSRAI a Top Level Sponsor of the 2011 Mitofsky Award

The Center is pleased to announce that Princeton Survey Research Associates International has become a top sponsor of the 2011 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research.

This year’s Award winner, Dr. Kathleen A. Frankovic, a leader in the national and international polling profession, is also known for her academic work cultivating future scholars and practitioners in their pursuit of understanding the best practices in the opinion research field.

Go to the event website for more information and to obtain tickets.

Pew Research Center Sponsors Mitofsky Award and Dinner

The Roper Center Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the Pew Research Center for sponsoring the 2011 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research. This is the fifth year the award has been given and each year the Pew Research Center supported the award and dinner. This year's Award will be presented to Dr. Kathleen A. Frankovic for her national and international role in improving survey quality.

To learn more about joining Pew Research Center as a Mitofsky Award sponsor, visit Sponsor the Event.

Belden Russonello Strategists Sponsors Mitofsky Award

The Center gratefully acknowledges Belden Russonello Strategists as a Sponsor of the 2011 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research, which will be presented to Kathleen A. Frankovic, emeritus director of polling at CBS News.

The Roper Center's Board of Directors will host a dinner in Dr. Frankovic's honor on November 10, 2011 in New York City. The award recognizes Frankovic's role in improving survey quality around the globe and bridging the commercial, media, and academic sectors involved in opinion research.

Go to the event website for more information and to obtain tickets.

Presidential Approval Highs and Lows

Easily compare the "Highest Approval Rating" and "Lowest Approval Rating" for President Obama through President Roosevelt at http://bit.ly/oQsgHC.

Interested in more detail? Select a President to view his complete presidential approval ratings in table and graph form.