NORC

American  

[nawrk] / nɔrk /

noun

1. an apartment building, housing complex, or neighborhood whose population has aged over the years and has a large percentage of older adults for whom support services are provided.

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Etymology

Origin of NORC

1985–90; n(aturally) o(ccurring) r(etirement) c(ommunity)

Example Sentences

A 2023 WSJ/NORC poll found that 23% of adults under age 30 said patriotism was very important to them personally, compared with 59% of people ages 65 or older.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last week’s AP/NORC poll had his economic approval rating all the way down to 31%.

From Salon

The Washington Post/ABC/Ipsos and the AP/NORC poll out in the last couple of days even show him with a 39% approval rating which is astonishing for a president this early in his term.

From Salon

John Roman, a senior fellow at NORC, told Salon that most criminologists home in on the homicide numbers to determine crime rates because local and state jurisdictions' reports of homicides are far more consistent and robust than with other types of violent crime.

From Salon

Times/NORC survey also included questions about transgender and nonbinary people, as well as questions around current hot-button topics such as queer youth, education and medical care.

From Los Angeles Times