Jenny Marlar

Oct 2, 2024 | news.gallup.com | Jenny Marlar |Jon Schreiner |Ellyn Maese

Methodology Blog October 2, 2024 Changes to federal standards may affect data, analysis WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In March 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released updated standards for collecting self-reported race and ethnicity from respondents on U.S. federal government surveys. This was the first revision since 1997.

Jan 25, 2024 | news.gallup.com | Jenny Marlar

Gallup has been polling the American public for almost 90 years and still asks many of the questions that originated in the 1930s, including presidential job approval. These and other key trended questions first asked in the 1950s, 1970s or 1990s provide an unparalleled historical record of the United States. Continuing to update the trends allows that record to endure, while enabling us to better understand the present in relation to the past.