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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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December 26, 2008

Just 45% of Regular Churchgoers Have Close Friends Who Avoid Church

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.

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December 24, 2008

61% Say Life in U.S. Would Be Better if More Lived as Christians

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.

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December 23, 2008

Christians at Christmas

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.

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December 18, 2008

22% Say Smoking Should Be Against The Law

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.

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December 17, 2008

47% Willing To Pay More for ‘Green’ Goods and Services

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.

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December 16, 2008

31% Still Haven’t Started Holiday Shopping with Nine Days Left Until Christmas

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.

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December 16, 2008

69% Say Merry Christmas, but Few Offended by Happy Holidays

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.”

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December 10, 2008

33% Still Haven’t Started Holiday Shopping, 22% Have Finished

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.

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December 9, 2008

66% Cutting Back On Gift Giving This Year

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.

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December 2, 2008

Just 25% Concerned about TV Reception in February Transition

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.

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December 2, 2008

Holiday Sales Picture Improves Slightly

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.

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November 28, 2008

77% Say Children Should Say Pledge At School Every Day

Seventy-seven percent (77%) of U.S. voters say school children should say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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November 27, 2008

68% Prefer “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays”

Christmas is just around the corner, and a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 68% of American adults prefer stores to show signs saying “Merry Christmas” rather than "Happy Holidays."

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November 27, 2008

Most Adults Have A Lot to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving

Today, Americans will express their gratitude for the good things they and others have in life. According to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, most adults (86%) say they have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, even in a time of historic economic uncertainty. Only seven percent (7%) say they do not.

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November 25, 2008

72% Say Christmas Season Comes Too Soon

With stores starting their Christmas sales in October and radio stations playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving, 72% of Americans say the joyous holiday season now comes too early.