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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of American adults say today’s children will not be better off than their parents.
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.
While Catholics and Protestants both fall under the broad umbrella of Christianity, they practice their faith in different ways.
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.
Martin Luther King, Jr. once commented that the Sunday morning Church hour was the most segregated hour in America. Forty years later, as the nation prepares to inaugurate its first African-American President, there are still plenty of predominantly white and black Churches.
With the Christmas season upon us, 61% of adults nationwide say life in the United States would be better if more Americans lived as Christians.
Forty-four percent (44%) of America’s adults attend Christian church services at least twice a month, and 92% of these regular churchgoers believe the God of the Bible is the one true God.
Over one-out-of-five U.S. voters (22%) say the federal government should outlaw tobacco smoking, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of U.S. voters say they are willing to pay more for goods and services if it means a cleaner environment, even as President-elect Obama promises to move ahead aggressively on both the economic and ecological fronts.
With just one weekend left until Christmas Day, nearly a third of adults (31%) still have not started their holiday shopping yet. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 29% have already finished.
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans generally say “Merry Christmas” to greet people at this time of year, but 71% are not offended by others who say “Happy Holidays.”
With only two weeks left until Christmas, 33% of Americans nationwide still haven’t begun their holiday shopping yet. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 22% have already finished leaving nearly half somewhere in the middle.
In another measure of the country's troubled economy, two-out-of-three adults (66%) are cutting down on the number of people they are buying gifts for this year and concentrating on their families this holiday season.
When TV turns digital this February, only a quarter (25%) of adults say they are at least somewhat concerned about their reception following the transition. Just 11% are Very Concerned.
Holiday shoppers are feeling a little more generous now than a month ago despite the seemingly endless flow of economic bad news, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
