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In Michigan, consumer sentiment is pessimistic before midterms

In most of the country, autumn is campaign season. But in Michigan it is also cider season. The Franklin Cider Mill is an institution in suburban Detroit that churns out hot donuts and ice-cold cider slushies. Between bites, we asked visitors to assess...

ISR heads discussion on risks of AI to social surveys

Representatives from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR), the University of Chicago’s NORC Center on AI & Data Quality, and leaders of both federally funded studies and their funding agencies convened recently for a...

Trade tensions, high prices and interest rates drive slip in consumers’ outlook

Consumer sentiment ticked down less than four index points in September, reaching the lowest reading in four months and down 15% from January 2026, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.

Cost of living is a top issue for voters ahead of midterms

Less than eight weeks until midterm elections, it looks like the economy remains the center of voter attention — and not because people are happy.

25-year study aims to find out why Black Americans develop dementia at twice the rate of white Americans

The National Survey of American Life is reconnecting with thousands of people first interviewed in 2001 to better understand why Black Americans face higher dementia risk.