Monitoring the Future looks back on 50 years of research
February 24, 2025
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])Monitoring the Future has been studying the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American students for 50 years. In that half century of research, the study has compiled data on more than 1.7 million students in the United States, tracking a subset of more...
Consumer sentiment drops as inflation worries escalate
February 21, 2025
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment slid nearly 10% from January and fell for the second straight month. The decrease was unanimous across groups by age, income and wealth. All five components of the sentiment index deteriorated this month, led by a 19% plunge in buying conditions for durables,...
Self-employment income widely underreported, U-M survey shows
February 20, 2025
ANN ARBOR—Among older workers, the majority of self-employment income missing from tax records is due to unreported earnings to the Internal Revenue Service rather than differences in how income is classified, a new University of Michigan study finds.The analysis shows that the...
The National Neighborhood Data Archive is a data resource supporting research on neighborhoods and health
February 18, 2025
The National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA) is a publicly available, federally funded, data resource to support research on neighborhoods and health. Housed in SRC and ICPSR at the Institute for Social Research, NaNDA datasets have been downloaded over 40,000 times since...
Which Interest Rate Should You Care About?
February 14, 2025
January’s Surveys of Consumers found expectations for future inflation increased, reflecting growing concerns about tariffs Trump has promised. The New York Times quotes SCA’s director, Joanne Hsu: “These consumers generally report that tariff hikes will pass...
Michigan schoolkids struggle with pandemic learning loss, but there’s a bright spot
February 11, 2025
While Michigan placed 44th nationwide in post-pandemic reading recovery, recovery in math has been much better according to the Education Recovery Scorecard. Deborah Loewenberg Ball says this improvement is likely due to spending on teachers’ professional development and progress...
Pamela Davis-Kean discusses the importance and impact of mathematical skills in educational development in Insights presentation
February 10, 2025
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — Math is a skill that can be learned — but not enough American students are hitting their early indicators for future success in mathematics.For years, American students have lagged behind their international counterparts in math...
Paper explores more cost-efficient methods in survey research with national samples
February 10, 2025
A new paper from a team at the Survey Research Center and the Institute for Social Research, led by Brady West and Bill Axinn, explores new methods for collecting data for demographic research from national samples.In “Toward a New Approach to Creating Population-Representative...
Paper explores more cost-efficient methods in survey research with national samples
February 7, 2025
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — A new paper from a team at the Institute for Social Research, led by Brady West and Bill Axinn, explores new methods for collecting data for demographic research from national samples.In “Toward a New Approach to Creating...
Unpaid caregivers find moments of joy in daily life
January 29, 2025
ANN ARBOR—Debunking the myth that unpaid caregivers are sacrificing most of their time and joy, a University of Michigan study found that caregivers spend most of the day engaged in other pleasant activities.Whether through religious practices, physical activity or other fulfilling pursuits,...
