Consumers remain tentative as uncertainty looms
September 29, 2023
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, [email protected] U-M Surveys of Consumers, 734-763-5224ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment was little changed in September, inching down a mere 1.4 index points from August, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of...
New leadership at ISR’s Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science
September 28, 2023
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — The Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science (MPSDS) at the Institute for Social Research is now under new leadership. Sunghee Lee, Ph.D., now serves as director of MPSDS after taking over for Frederick Conrad, Ph.D., who had occupied...
Additional incentives and follow-up improve participation in national web and mail surveys
September 12, 2023
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — Finding ways to increase survey participation is a crucial concern for social scientists whose work depends on respondents’ willingness to answer survey questions. In a new paper from a team at the University of Michigan’s...
Consumer sentiment holds as personal finances remain stable
August 25, 2023
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment was relatively unchanged in August and ended the month with its second-highest reading in 21 months, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. This follows two months of large jumps in sentiment resulting from the substantial slowdown in...
Marijuana and hallucinogen use, binge drinking, reach historic highs among adults 35-50
August 17, 2023
ANN ARBOR—Adults aged 35 to 50 continued a long-term upward trajectory in past-year use of marijuana and hallucinogens to reach all-time highs in 2022, according to the Monitoring the Future panel study, an annual survey of substance use behaviors and attitudes of adults 19-to-60 years...
Improving personal finances, business conditions lift consumer sentiment
July 28, 2023
ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment lifted 11% in June, reaching its highest level since October 2021, a sign of greater optimism as inflation continued to ease and stock market performance strengthened. Sentiment is now about halfway between the all-time historic low of 50 from June 2022 and...
Report outlines direct economic impact of sponsored research
July 19, 2023
Grants awarded to University of Michigan faculty members were used, in part, to purchase $400 million worth of research-related goods and services last year from companies nationwide, accelerating innovative projects and supporting employment across large and small businesses.That is according to...
With paid leave, older adults care for parents instead of grandchildren
July 6, 2023
ANN ARBOR—In 2004, California passed a law requiring employers above a certain size to provide paid family leave to their employees.Much of the research looking at this policy has examined its impact on the work, income and leave-taking of new parents and women of childbearing age—but...
U-M Professor Amanda Kowalski Receives Econometrics Award
June 13, 2023
ANN ARBOR—Health economist Amanda Kowalski, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan and a faculty associate of the Population Studies Center and the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research, received the Willard G. Manning Memorial Award for...
Next-Generation Vaccine Cards: New Technology for Improved Equity in East Africa
May 1, 2023
The University of Michigan Center for Global Health Equity has awarded $1.1 million to the Next Generation Vaccine Project co-led by Kenyan health researcher Gershim Asiki and Emily Treleaven of the Population Studies Center and Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research. The...
