43% Agree With Obama’s Call for National Curriculum and Grading Standards
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans agree with President Obama’s proposal to require all schools nationwide to follow the same standards for curriculum and grading.
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March 13, 2009
March 10, 2009
37% Have Put Off Medical Procedures To Save Money
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of Americans say they have postponed a medical procedure in the past six months to save money, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 7, 2009
Tick-Tock: 59% Know This Sunday’s the Day to Change the Clock
Daylight Savings Time begins again on Sunday, March 8, and 9% of adults correctly identified this Sunday as the day to change their clocks, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 5, 2009
Online News Sources Seen As Reliable As Local Papers
Fifty-two percent (52%) of Americans say they go online and use the Internet every day or nearly every day, and most of those adults now find online reporting comparable to that in their local newspaper.
March 4, 2009
30% Read Local Print Newspaper Regularly, Just 8% Read It Online That Way
Just 30% of Americans say they read a print version of their local newspaper every day or nearly every day, but under the age of 40, only half as many (15%) say the same.
February 24, 2009
51% Oppose Outdoor Smoking Ban
While an increasing number of states have banned smoking in public places like bars and restaurants, most Americans (51%) don’t think smoking should be banned in all public air spaces, such as beaches and parks.
February 19, 2009
40% Say Marijuana Should Be Legalized
The marijuana debate has come a long way since “Reefer Madness.”
February 17, 2009
28% Think Pit Bulls Should Be Banned
Pit bull attacks on humans seem to be an all-too-common news subject, but only 28% of Americans think the dogs should be banned.
February 10, 2009
42% Have Avoided Peanut Butter Since Salmonella Outbreak
Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans say they have avoided eating peanut butter since the nationwide salmonella outbreak started making headlines in mid-January.
February 5, 2009
69% Would Rather Cut Mail Delivery Than Pay More for Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service is facing a budget squeeze as customers flock to the Internet and has proposed cutting mail delivery back from six-days-a-week to five. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans say five-day-a-week service is preferable to them than another increase in postal rates.
February 3, 2009
62% on Social Networks Have Reconnected With Someone From Their Past
Most American adults under 30 (54%) belong to an Internet social networking site such as Facebook or MySpace.
January 31, 2009
Telephone Tops The Ways We Talk Together
Despite the Internet’s rise in popularity, a new Rasmussen Reports survey finds that a plurality of adults (44%) spend more time talking to others on the phone than through other types of communication. Less than a third (31%) mostly converse with others in person, while 17% say they communicate by text message or e-mail.
January 27, 2009
Smoking Ban Okay, But Don’t Touch My Cell Phone or My Soda
Most Americans think it’s all right for Big Brother to crack down on smokers, but he better keep his hands off their cell phones and their sodas.
January 22, 2009
Happy Landing in the Hudson Boosts Confidence in Flying
Americans are more confident about flying in the wake of the heroic crash landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River which resulted in no loss of life.
January 16, 2009
39% Say It’s Too Easy to Get an Abortion in the U.S.
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of American adults say it is too easy to get an abortion in the United States, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 14, 2009
80% Say Parents Should Teach Their Children about Sex
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last week that there has been a major increase in the birth rate among teens in 26 states throughout the country, but 80% of adults still say children should be taught about sex by their parents rather than the schools.
January 6, 2009
47% Say Children Will Not Be Better Off Than Their Parents
Forty-seven percent (47%) of American adults say today’s children will not be better off than their parents.
December 29, 2008
60% Are Comfortable Using Credit Cards Online
Three-out-of-five U.S. adults (60%) say they are comfortable using a credit card for online purchases despite recent news reports of identity theft and poor computer security.
December 28, 2008
Catholics, Protestants Practice Faith in Different Ways
While Catholics and Protestants both fall under the broad umbrella of Christianity, they practice their faith in different ways.
December 27, 2008
83% Concerned with Identity Theft
While more and more Americans shop on the Internet, 83% of U.S. adults are still concerned about having their identities stolen online. According to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, just 15% are not concerned.
