Projects - AP-NORC

Education in the United States: Choice, Control, and Quality

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted a nationwide survey in April 2017 with 1,036 adults on their attitudes toward school choice and the quality of education in the United States.

Workplace and Retirement

The Impact of Incarceration on Older Americans’ Work and Retirement Planning

The second report on the 2017 Working Longer study examines the lasting impact incarceration has on work and retirement planning in the United States.

Workplace and Retirement

Phasing into Retirement: Older Americans’ Experiences with Work and Retirement Planning

The 2017 Working Longer study offers new insights on the experiences of Americans age 50 and older with respect to unemployment, saving enough for retirement, and needing to withdraw money from retirement accounts prior to retiring. This report provides an overview of the changing nature of work and retirement in the U.S.

The Media Insight Project

Paying for News: Why People Subscribe and What It Says About the Future of Journalism

The Media Insight Project, a collaboration between the American Press Institute and The AP-NORC Center, investigates who subscribes to news, what motivates them, and what it means for the future of journalism.

Culture and Society

American Teens are Taking Breaks from Social Media; Some Step Back Deliberately, but Other Breaks are Involuntary

A new poll of 790 teens age 13-17 conducted by The AP-NORC Center using AmeriSpeak® digs into how young people feel about social media and what happens when they step away or lose access.

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Education in the United States: Choice, Control, and Quality

The Impact of Incarceration on Older Americans’ Work and Retirement Planning

Phasing into Retirement: Older Americans’ Experiences with Work and Retirement Planning

Paying for News: Why People Subscribe and What It Says About the Future of Journalism

American Teens are Taking Breaks from Social Media; Some Step Back Deliberately, but Other Breaks are Involuntary