NORC

[ nawrk ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of NORC¹

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

Example Sentences

But a new AP/NORC poll does find that Harris has sustained her improvement on the economy: The poll pegs her with slight advantages over Trump on the question of who will better handle “jobs and unemployment” and “the cost of housing” as well as a 12-point advantage on the issue of “taxes on the middle class.”

From Slate

A recent Associated Press/NORC survey found that 21% of all Black men and 22% of all Black voters aged 18 to 44 say Trump would make a good president.

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

The LATimes/NORC poll finds 7% of adults do so, a number that is consistent with other recent surveys.

From Los Angeles Times