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Oct 11, 2007

Global Migration Patterns and Job Creation

Gallup's World Poll, the first of its kind, reveals new findings on the "great global dream" and how it will affect the rise of the next economic empire. Jim Clifton, Gallup's chairman and CEO, offers an in-depth analysis of the study's ...
Apr 5, 2005

Drug Use Still Among Americans' Top Worries

Illicit drug use among the overall population has declined over the past quarter-century and is roughly half of what it was in 1979. Still, two-thirds of Americans remain worried about drug use in America.
Mar 8, 2005

Americans Frown on Interrogation Techniques

A recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll asked Americans how they feel about using some controversial interrogation techniques on prisoners suspected of having information about possible terrorist attacks against the United States. By and large, a ...
Jun 1, 2005

Military Again Tops "Confidence in Institutions" List

Gallup's 2005 update of Americans' confidence in institutions finds the military, once again, head and shoulders above the competition. The police and organized religion rank second and third, respectively, on this year's list, while HMOs have ...
Jan 21, 2003

Middle School: Calming the Storm

Parents whose oldest child is in middle school are less likely than parents whose oldest child is in elementary or high school to feel that their child is safe at school, and middle school parents are also less likely than elementary school ...
Sep 21, 2004

Teens: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

The same teens who, just a few short weeks ago, were swimming, reading, going to camp, listening to music, or hanging with friends, are now back in school, with the memory of summer 2004 growing dimmer by the minute. How did America’s teens ...
Oct 21, 2003

Democratic Presidential Candidates, Bush Approval, California Recall, The Pope, Iraq

Sep 17, 2002

Trust in Media

The average American is exposed to hundreds if not thousands of mass media messages every day. Many of those messages come in the form of news, whether it is the morning newspaper, a favorite talk radio station or television. The 1980s and '90s ...
Feb 11, 2000

More Than Six in Ten Americans Are Fans of Peanuts Comic Strip

Charles Schulz, creator of the comic stripPeanuts, officially announced his retirement, effective January 4 of this year. His last original daily strip has already appeared, and his final original Sunday strip appears in newspapers this Sunday, ...
Dec 7, 2004

Moral Values Important in the 2004 Exit Polls

The 2004 exit poll found "moral values" to be one of the most important "issues" in the election. The question that elicited these results came under severe criticism after the election, with one observer suggesting the flawed wording was ...