LAPOP: United States 2010

The Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) is an academic institution hosted by Vanderbilt University that began with the study of democratic values in Costa Rica, but today carries out surveys in much of Latin America, Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. In 2004, LAPOP established the AmericasBarometer as multi-country, regularly conducted survey of democratic values and behaviors in the Americas, and the first round included voting-age respondents from 11 countries. LAPOP collected opinions on major problems facing the country and community, threats to security, attitudes towards the country's political system, and trust in government institutions. Also measured were respondents' participation in community organizations, attitudes towards government critics, voting behavior, confidence in local government, and the prevalence of crime. Demographic information collected includes nationality, ethnicity, native language, age, gender, education level, occupation, religion, and whether the respondent lives in an urban or rural area.

拉丁美洲公共舆论项目（Latin American Public Opinion Project, LAPOP）是由范德堡大学（Vanderbilt University）主办的学术机构，其最初以哥斯达黎加的民主价值观研究为起点，如今已在拉丁美洲多数地区、加拿大、美国及加勒比地区开展调查工作。2004年，LAPOP设立了美洲晴雨表（AmericasBarometer），作为在美洲多国定期开展的民主价值观与行为调查项目，首轮调查覆盖了11个国家的适龄投票受访者。LAPOP会收集民众对于国家与社区面临的核心问题、安全威胁的看法，对本国政治体系的态度，以及对政府机构的信任程度；同时还调研了受访者在社区组织中的参与情况、对政府批评者的态度、投票行为、对地方政府的信任度，以及犯罪现象的普遍程度。本次调查收集的人口统计信息涵盖国籍、族裔、母语、年龄、性别、受教育程度、职业、宗教信仰，以及受访者是否居住在城市或农村地区。