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	Public opinion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population.
		Public opinion developed as a concept with the rise of a 'public' in the eighteenth century.
		Public opinion can be influenced by public relations and the political media.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Public_opinion (463 words)

	Encyclopedia topic: Public opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes or belief (Any cognitive content held as true) s held by the adult population.
		The English term ‘public opinion’ dates from the eighteenth century and derives from the French ‘l’opinion publique’, first used by Montaigne (French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592)) two centuries earlier in 1588.
		Public opinion can be influenced by public relations (A promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution) and the political media (additional info and facts about political media).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pu/public_opinion.htm (398 words)

	Center for Immigration Studies
		Figure 1 shows the percentage of the public and opinion leaders who thought "large numbers of immigrants and refugees coming into the United States" was a "critical threat to the vital interests of the United States" in 1998 and 2002.
		In 1994, 72 percent of the public and 31 percent of elites thought immigration was a critical threat.
		However, the huge difference between the public and opinion leaders on the issue of immigration is an important social phenomenon and is clearly an area in need of further exploration.
	www.cis.org /articles/2002/back1402.html (3606 words)

	Genetics and Society: Analysis: Public Opinion
		In December 2002, the newly created Genetics and Public Policy Center, a Johns Hopkins effort funded by the PEW Charitable Trusts, released the results of a public opinion survey on the use of genetic technologies in reproduction.
		Opinions on research cloning are generally negative, but survey results vary depending on the phrasing of the question.
		Similarly, public opinion on IGM is difficult to assess because of the ambiguity of some of the questions and the terminology used.
	www.genetics-and-society.org /analysis/opinion (617 words)

	Encyclopedia: Public Opinion
		Public Opinion is a book on media and democracy by Walter Lippmann.
		Public opinion is influenced by public relations and the political media.
		Public Agenda's research probes beneath superficial responses to discover not only what Americans think about important issues but why they hold their views and what they want to see happen.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Public-Opinion (322 words)

	Public Opinion Polling in Canada (BP-371E) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although the term "public opinion" is widely used to imply a unanimous viewpoint, it should be pointed out that members of the public hold diverse opinions on any issue and that each issue usually interests only a certain segment of the population.
		Whether opinion polls have significant or undue influence on the conduct of election campaigns and the decisions of voters continues to be the subject of debate.
		The "public choice" approach views opinion surveys as a means for the authorities to identify the concerns of strategically located groups within the electorate (i.e., segments of the population according to age, income level, ethnicity, life-style, etc.).
	www.parl.gc.ca /information/library/PRBpubs/bp371-e.htm (5687 words)

	Public Opinion Polling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Not all opinions were public opinion; only those surfacing in a public forum and taken seriously by those with power and influence.
		Public opinion emerged from the interactions and communications among functioning groups that percolated through society and come to the attention of society.
		Public opinion as we define and measure it today is inherently individualistic: we measure it one person at a time, sum it up, and call it ``public.''
	www.sfasu.edu /polisci/Abel/PublicOpinionPolling.html (368 words)

	PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A public opinion survey in Chicago found that public attitudes about transit are not only a function of services received but are also strongly affected by people's feelings about crime, government in general, public civility, and the neighborhoods where a trip begins or ends.
		Public opinion surveys were distributed at the Delaware DOT's public "exhibits" of progress on a highway project.
		Also, opinions can be directed toward considering aspects of a project -- the corridor characteristics, alternatives under investigation, etc. Whether the questions are asked of known participants or people unknown to the agency, it is important to frame them in a clear, unambiguous manner.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /reports/pittd/surveys.htm (1518 words)

	The Bewildered Herd Media Coverage of International Conflicts and Public Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On the other hand, the disadvantage of the public in its relationship to the media is its growing need and dependence on these media products just as it depends on other products for almost every aspect of its daily life.
		The advantage the public has, in democratic societies, is that it can always have the possibility of sanctioning the media (the enterprise) and turning for its needs to another.
		Since the public depends on the media to be informed of almost every aspect of the world around it, from international news to domestic traffic jams passing by national policies and events, then it is the media that presents the issues that this public depends on to set its agenda.
	thebewilderedherd.com (1371 words)

	Jacobs & Shapiro, Politicians Don't Pander, excerpt
		Politicians themselves attempt to change public opinion not by directly persuading the public on the merits of their policy choices but by "priming" public opinion: they "stay on message" to highlight standards or considerations for the public to use in evaluating policy proposals.
		Public opinion research is used by politicians to manipulate public opinion, that is, to move Americans to "hold opinions that they would not hold if aware of the best available information and analysis" (Zaller 1992, 313).
		Public opinion is equated by many contemporary policymakers, journalists, and scholars with the adding up of the preferences of disparate individuals and with its measurement by public opinion surveys.
	www.press.uchicago.edu /Misc/Chicago/389839.html (3775 words)

	Public Opinion Strategies
		Public Opinion Strategies is a national political and public affairs research firm.
		The other half of our work is involved in complex public policy battles, working with industry coalitions, government entities and private companies.
		This work extends to corporate image, community relations, and crisis management research for local companies, Fortune 500 corporations and industry associations throughout the country.
	www.pos.org (139 words)

	PUBLIC OPINION ONLINE (POLL) [468] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The POLL survey data is collected by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, a non-profit university-based research organization in the field of public opinion and public policy.
		POLL is produced by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research with administrative offices located at the University of Connecticut.
		POLL is copyrighted by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, at the University of Connecticut, which compiled the data from organizations conducting surveys from which the items were extracted.
	library.dialog.com /bluesheets/htmlaa/bl0468.html (324 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Public Opinion: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A survey text for undergraduate courses, this volume examines the history, meaning, and mechanics of public opinion, including its use in communicating with and persuading the public, and discusses the five major theories for understanding public opinion.
		Recognizing that public opinion is an increasingly interdisciplinary field, this volume draws together authors from diverse fields, principally political science and communication studies.
		Public Opinion is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of public opinion formation and change.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0813341728 (416 words)

	ThisNation.com--Public Opinion
		While the measurement of public opinion has become much more scientific and precise since Washington's day, the attitudes of the public have always played an important role in shaping public policy and the direction of the nation.
		"Public opinion" is the distribution of opinions and attitudes held by the public.
		The content, stability, intensity and direction of public opinion are all important indicators of what the public wants and expects out of its government and political leaders.
	www.thisnation.com /opinion.html (327 words)

	Polling 101: The basics of public opinion research
		The goal of the public opinion pollster is to measure the views of the targeted sample in the population.
		The public opinion poll provides an opportunity for the voices of the common man and woman to be heard.
		You might say that the public is evenly split on judging the integrity of pollsters, according to this November 2002 telephone conducted by Harris Interactive and obtained from the Roper Center at the University of Connecticut.
	www.ropercenter.uconn.edu /pom/polling101.html (2016 words)

	Media Education Foundation: Constructing Public Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The media regularly use public opinion polls in their reporting of important news stories.
		Exploding the myth that most Americans are moderate or conservative, Constructing Public Opinion demonstrates the way in which political elites help to promote the military industrial complex and how the media sustains belief in an electoral system with a built-in bias against the interests of ordinary people.
		Well illustrated with graphics and many examples of media coverage, it is the first film of its kind to present a critical analysis of media and public opinion.
	www.mediaed.org /videos/CommercialismPoliticsAndMedia/ConstructingPublicOpinion (419 words)

	Polling & Public Opinion
		If you took a public opinion poll about polls, odds are that a majority would offer some rather unfavorable views of pollsters and the uses to which their work is put.
		Friends of polls could note that the public, however grudgingly, agrees that polls are one tool for gauging public opinion and that leaders should consult public opinion.
		In response to public concerns, they can, as Bush did by going to Congress and to the UN Security Council for authorization to move against Iraq, adjust the process without changing the content of their policy decisions.
	www.brook.edu /press/review/summer2003/mann.htm (1250 words)

	Columbia College Chicago Library - Public Opinion Polls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Institute conducts public opinion polls and policy analysis on sexual behavior, law and public policy, reproduction and family formation.
		Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization.
		The National Council on Public Polls aims to set professional standards for pollsters, and to advance understanding of how polls are conducted and interpreted.
	www.lib.colum.edu /research/subjects/public_opinion_polls.htm (880 words)

	Public Opinion Polls on the Internet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Conducts public opinion polls and policy analysis on sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases, adolescents and young adults, law and public policy, reproduction and family formation.
		The National Council on Public Polls is was established in 1969 to set the high professional standards for public opinion pollsters, and to advance the understanding, among politicians, the media and general public, of how polls are conducted and how to interpret poll results.
		Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization based in New
	www.library.miami.edu /netguides/socopin.html (974 words)

	Public opinion
		Public opinion's new home at Moveable Type is up but not running yet.
		Public Opinion barely functioned, it was difficult to access websites, traffic was way down and it was very very slow browsing.
		Meanwhile the Bush administration is engaged in a campaign to bolster public opinion at home and abroad whilst Europe remains sceptical.
	sauerthompson.blogspot.com (7240 words)

	EUROPA - Enlargement : Public opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The state of public opinion, in both the current and future member states of the EU is clearly a key factor in the communication strategy on enlargement.
		The communication strategy is designed to be responsive to the needs of the general public, and it is therefore important that the Commission be aware of the level of knowledge and of the key concerns of Europe's citizens.
		The Commission monitors the state of public opinion in the member states on a number of issues via its regular "EuroBarometer" surveys.
	europa.eu.int /comm/enlargement/opinion (424 words)

	Public Opinion Watch
		No doubt related to the harsh judgments that the public is forming on the Iraq war, views on Bush’s character – his other strong suit, along with his stewardship of the war on terror – continue to erode.
		Apparently, the public gives little credit to Bush for recent improvements that have shown up in some aggregate economic statistics, but assign him considerable blame for rising gas prices and health care costs, a poor job situation, sluggish to nonexistent wage growth and a generalized sense of economic insecurity.
		Rather than reflecting any real change in the public’s evaluation of the President’s job performance, these shifts were probably caused by random variation in the partisan composition of the Gallup sample.
	www.motherjones.com /commentary/columns/2005/08/public_opinion_watch.html (2746 words)

	Public Opinion Surveys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		An "independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward press, politics and public policy issues." Contains summaries of results, comparisons of how attitudes change over time, copies of questionnaires, and descriptions of survey methodologies.
		Public Opinion Laboratory, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis [http://polecat.iupui.edu]
		California registered voters are polled for their opinions on electoral issues, statewide referenda, economic affairs, and public policy topics.
	www.ciser.cornell.edu /info/polls.shtml (2654 words)

	UT Library Online - Research by Subject - Sociology - Public Opinion
		Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization based in New York City.
		Public Opinion Analysis sector of the European Commission.
		The file is maintained by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, a non-profit education and research organization in the field of public opinion and public policy.
	www.lib.utexas.edu /subject/ss/socio/polling.html (1342 words)

	EPIC Public Opinion and Privacy Page
		Public opinion polls consistently find strong support among Americans for privacy rights in law to protect their personal information from government and commercial entities.
		The public considers opt-in--the principle that a company should obtain an individual's affirmative consent before collecting or sharing data--as one of the most important privacy rights.
		A report released by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in June 2005 shows that consumers are largely unaware of how their personal information is used by businesses, and that they object to behavioral profiling, price discrimination, and the purchase of their personal information from database companies.
	www.epic.org /privacy/survey (8746 words)

	Public Agenda Special Report: Terrorism
		Public Agenda's overview on bioterrorism examines the history of these weapons and America's emergency preparedness efforts to deal with a potential attack.
		A series of interviews by Public Agenda with experts on foreign policy and public opinion.
		The public seems to be wrestling with the contradictions of the war.
	www.publicagenda.org /specials/terrorism/terror.htm (477 words)

	Public Opinion Polls
		The Gallup Organization This New-Jersey-based pioneer in opinion polls boasts branch offices in 25 countries in Latin America, Asia and Europe.
		UNC Institute for Research in Social Science Data Archive This data center is the home to the Harris Poll archives and the cooperative collection of state-level survey data nation-wide.
		Roper Center for Public Opinion Research A great source for Japan and Latin America.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/butlref/subj/stats/polls.html (960 words)

	Student Public Opinion Poll
		In other words, you will be adding public opinion polls to your newspaper to attempt to drum up interest and increase sales.
		From this webquest you have gained an appreciation and an understanding of how public opinion polls work and how newspaper articles are put together.
		Use this knowledge in the future when you see the results of a poll on television or in the print media to be sure that you are not led to believe something that is not true.
	www.personal.psu.edu /faculty/j/x/jxz8/Student_Webquests/Lindholm/questA.htm (1175 words)

	Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
		The Roper Center does not conduct surveys--it is an archive, preserving the data from polls conducted by many leading survey research organizations for the use of researchers, students, and journalists.
		Roper Public Affairs, a major commercial polling firm, and with the
		These organizations have historical connections to the Roper Center through Elmo Roper, who founded the Center, and Everett Ladd, who brought the Center to UConn and directed it for many years, but they are completely independent of the Roper Center.
	www.ropercenter.uconn.edu (113 words)

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