Co-founder and partner @PerryUndem Research/Communication (tresa@perryundem.com). Studies opinion on gender equality, health, et al policy issues.
Jun 23, 2023 • 21 tweets • 7 min read
🧵What to know about abortion opinion - one year after Dobbs. Unpacking a year's worth of data here.
1) One of the biggest effects of Dobbs: Voting behavior. Abortion became a #1 issue for Dems, independent women, and women of repro age. 64% of first-time midterm voters said Dobbs was the reason they voted (our Dec. poll)
Jan 31, 2023 • 25 tweets • 7 min read
🚨 Top results from our new study: Drivers of public opinion - gender edition. Why have women lost their reproductive rights after 50 years? Here's why.
Full report: tinyurl.com/3x3hvn971) Context: The best predictors of vote choice relate to views about race and gender. This is from a survey we did with 538 and YouGov predicting vote in the midterm (btw: post-election polling validates)
May 6, 2022 • 25 tweets • 9 min read
HEY REPORTERS: What to know when interpreting polling on abortion over the next week - it'll be confusing🧵
1) After 100s of focus groups and scores of surveys on abortion - here's the bottom line rn. About 50% to 75% of adults support abortion rights and access. Among VOTERS, it's higher - about 60% to 75%. Why? They want people having control over these decisions, not the gov't.
Feb 24, 2022 • 22 tweets • 7 min read
NEW SURVEY/THREAD: Abortion rights and access will undergo major shifts this year. Here's what to know about public opinion in 2022.
1) Abortion is not just about a political stance. It's something 65% of women of reproductive age (18-44) say they could envision needing. Also: 58% of men can envision a partner needing
May 19, 2021 • 25 tweets • 8 min read
THREAD. [NYT] Reporters will continue to misunderstand public opinion on abortion if they only rely on @pewinternet and @Gallup / @GallupPoll tracking Qs. Here's why.
1) Imagine one of the only polling question we used to understand opinion about health care is support or opposition to Obamacare.
Apr 14, 2021 • 25 tweets • 8 min read
THREAD. New @perryundem post-election study released. What to know about the 2020 pres. election, the past 4 years, and where voters are now. BUCKLE UP perryundem.com/wp-content/upl…1. The election was not about issues - not even a global pandemic nor a national economic crisis.
Sep 30, 2019 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Is it worth it to come forward to allege sexual harassment or assault? What do voters think? (Must read @rtraister and @irin's pieces this morning)
1) Most voters think our culture does NOT teach women that they can come forward without fear of consequences on their own lives - including 67% of women
Aug 26, 2019 • 40 tweets • 13 min read
My "Top 20" insights over the past year on views toward women and equality. It's been quite a year! #womensequalityday#WomensEqualityDay20191) A majority of likely 2020 voters think gender equality has NOT yet been achieved. The exception: 77% of Republican men who say we've made it.
Sep 14, 2018 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
Top 10 takeaways from our new gender equality survey with @PlanUSA among 10 to 19 year olds:
1) Boys who played mostly with boy toys growing up (e.g. trucks, guns) v. gender-neutral toys (e.g. legos) are more likely to think about girls' bodies than their brains, hold less egalitarian views, and place less importance on "making the world a better place" as a life goal.