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Jun 19, 2003

Military, Police Top Gallup's Annual Confidence in Institutions Poll

There has been little change since last year in Americans' expressed confidence in the major institutions in American society. Americans remain most confident in the military, followed by the police, the presidency, the church or organized ...
Feb 17, 2006

Dick Cheney, Contradictory Attitudes About Cartoons

Oct 26, 2004

Teens' Leisure Habits: TV on Top

When sitting around the house with nothing to do, many American adults instinctively reach for the remote control -- in fact, watching television is one of the most favorite ways adults spend an evening. Results from a recent Gallup Youth Survey ...
Jan 6, 2003

Republicans More Likely Than Democrats to Use Talk Radio for News

Republicans are almost twice as likely as Democrats to use radio talk shows for news on a daily basis, confirming the conventional wisdom that such talk shows have become a targeted medium for developing and distributing a conservative political ...
Oct 26, 2005

Frank Newport

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 ...