49% Say Mother Was Most Influential Parent, 33% Name Father
Looking back, nearly half of American adults nationwide say mom influenced them more than dad when they were growing up.
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June 19, 2011
June 17, 2011
77% Say Two-Parent Home Very Important for Children
Americans almost universally agree that it’s better for children to grow up in a home with both their parents and feel strongly that such children have an edge over those whose parents are divorced.
June 8, 2011
49% of Workers Plan To Use All Their Vacation Time This Year
Roughly half of America’s workers say they’ll use all their vacation time this year, and fewer are connecting with work on their off-time compared to a year ago.
May 28, 2011
31% Say Bad Economy Has Brought Their Families Closer Together, 28% Say Opposite
Americans have mixed reactions when asked how the struggling economy is impacting their families.
May 26, 2011
38% Plan to Take a Summer Vacation This Year
Summer may be just around the corner, but over half of Americans do not plan on taking any trips this season.
May 25, 2011
85% of Americans View Their Marriages Positively
Americans overwhelmingly rate their marriages as good or excellent. Those most recently wed are the most enthusiastic.
May 19, 2011
33% Say Internet Good for American Culture
Americans have mixed feelings about the Internet’s impact on the nation, but they appear less optimistic about it than they were several years ago.
May 18, 2011
Americans Still See Local Newspaper Reporting As a Bit More Reliable Than Internet Sources
While fewer Americans are buying the print version of their local newspaper, they still believe their local reporting is a bit more reliable than news they read on the Internet.
May 17, 2011
Just 27% Regularly Buy Print Version of Newspapers
Despite living in the digital age, a majority of Americans still prefer reading a hard copy of their daily news than poring over a computer screen. However, that preference doesn’t translate to their behavior.
May 15, 2011
64% Say Recent Severe Weather Will Hurt The Economy
Americans strongly believe that the severe spring weather that has plagued the South and Midwest is bad news for the economy, and nearly one-in-three adults plan to make some kind of donation to the people most impacted by the storms.
May 12, 2011
50% Give Government Positive Marks for Response to Weather Disasters
The recent severe weather hammering the South and the Midwest is garnering much media attention, and Americans are generally favorable to the government's response so far.
May 5, 2011
35% Want Drinking Age Lowered to 18
A plurality of Americans still think 21 is the proper drinking age, but support is up slightly for dropping it to 18. Perhaps not surprisingly, younger adults are more enthusiastic about lowering the drinking age than their elders.
May 3, 2011
When Americans Drink Beer, They Go Domestic
Americans want something brewed on American soil when it comes to beer, and their top choice is Budweiser.
April 28, 2011
58% Say There's Too Much Media Coverage of Royal Wedding
Tomorrow, Prince William of England will marry Catherine Middleton in what some are calling “the wedding of the century.” But stateside a majority of Americans think the media is paying too much attention to the royal wedding.
April 28, 2011
Americans Still Oppose Ban on Hate Speech
Adults nationwide may believe hate is growing in America, but that doesn’t mean they want the government interfering with free speech.
April 27, 2011
22% Say England Should Abolish Monarchy, 51% Disagree
As England prepares to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, most Americans think the British royal family is a good thing for its country.
April 26, 2011
51% Say Hate is Growing in America
Half of adults nationwide believe hate is growing in this country, but Americans are more narrowly divided when it comes to punishing so-called hate crimes.
April 23, 2011
Americans Send Mixed Signals On Online Gambling
The Justice Department recently cracked down on three top online poker websites, but Americans still appear to have more faith in the private sector than in the government when it comes to gambling on the Internet.
April 21, 2011
41% Support Internet Poker, 42% Oppose
Most Americans have no problem with money on the table in a friendly game of poker but have decidedly mixed feelings if that game is shifted to the Internet.
April 15, 2011
Pizza Hut, Papa John's Are Tops Among American Pizza-Eaters
American pizza-eaters rate Pizza Hut number one among pizza chains, closely followed by Papa John’s. But nearly one-out-of-five adults say they rarely or never eat pizza no matter who makes it.
