NORC is a national organization for research at the University of Chicago, with offices on the University¡¯s campus, in Chicago¡¯s downtown Loop, and in Washington DC, as well as a nationwide field staff. NORC¡¯s clients include government agencies, educational institutions, foundations, other nonprofit organizations, and private corporations. Although its national studies are its best known, NORC¡¯s projects--which include complex survey and other data collection strategies as well as sophisticated empirical analyses--range across local, regional, and international perspectives as well. NORC¡¯s project work is done in an interdisciplinary framework, with strong staff cooperation across substantive areas. NORC is an equal opportunity