National Opinion Research Center

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National Opinion Research Center

An organization that conducts data collection and survey activities. Research areas include economics and personal finance, social development, education, mental health, and criminal justice. It was established in 1941 and is based at the University of Chicago.
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Very Moderately A little Very satisfied satisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied 1972 NORC 49% 36% 11% 3% 1973 NORC 49 38 8 5 1974 NORC 50 39 8 3 1975 NORC 54 34 9 3 1976 NORC 50 36 9 5 1977 NORC 49 39 11 2 1978 NORC 49 37 10 4 1980 NORC 47 37 13 4 1982 NORC 48 39 10 4 1983 NORC 51 36 9 4 1984 NORC 48 35 12 5 1985 NORC 49 39 9 3 1986 NORC 50 39 9 2 1987 NORC 46 39 11 4 1988 NORC 47 40 10 3 1989 NORC 48 38 10 4 1990 NORC 48 39 10 3 1991 NORC 46 41 8 4 1993 NORC 44 42 9 4 1994 NORC 46 40 11 3 1996 NORC 45 40 10 4 1998 NORC 48 39 10 3 2000 NORC 45 44 8 3 2002 NORC 52 37 8 3 2004 NORC 51 36 8 4 2006 NORC 49 39 8 4 2008 NORC 51 38 8 2 2010 NORC 49 38 9 3 2012 NORC 51 38 9 2 2014 NORC 50 38 8 3 2016 NORC 50 38 9 3 Note: Samples are employed adults.
Overall Job Satisfaction
Comparison of barriers and facilitators in developing NORC programs: a tale of two communities.
Challenges of Long Term Care
The next most common type of error was a mistake during a test, surgery, or treatment, which was mentioned by 46% of those with error experience, followed by a diagnosis that didn't make sense (42%), lack of respect (39%), and incorrect instructions about follow-up care (29%), the IHI/HPSF and NORC report indicated.
Over 40% of Americans have experience with medical errors
The Northern Rim Countries (NORCs), are the USA, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Greenland and Canada.
The models are good enough: 2050 and all that
Belief in God tends to be strongest in the United States and Catholic countries and lowest in Scandinavia and former Soviet states, according to the survey carried out by the NORC research group at the University of Chicago.
Philippines leads world in belief in God: report
Six national professional associations--EAPA, NAADAC, the Center for Clinical Social Work, AAAP, ASAM, and EASNA--and NORC at the University of Chicago have combined to develop the BIG Initiative curriculum (http://bigsbirteducation.webs.com).
SBI effort making a BIG difference
We have created a naturally occurring retirement community (NORC) that utilizes our services ranging from independent living to end-of life care.
A novel idea: spend fewer dollars
When it comes to aging in place, the advice indicates about 27% of retirees live in a NORC, a naturally occurring retirement community.
Where now? Deciding on post-retirement living
According to the NORC survey, respondents without paid sick days were 1.5 times more likely to go to work even though they were sick.
It pays to support paid sick leave: it improves productivity, lowers costs and reduces stress
The National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health sponsored the 2006 survey, which was conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago.
Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2006. Detailed Statistical Tables. NSF 09-317
Both a survey on the health-care experiences of minority populations, completed this summer by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), and a major study at the Multiple Sclerosis Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), found little difference in diagnosis between black and white Americans with MS.
The African-American experience of MS
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