Among Americans who believe their personal finances are getting better, 67% say that faith and religion are Very Important in their lives. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also found that, among those whose finances are getting worse, 55% consider faith and religion that important.
At a time when gas prices are reaching record high averages nationwide, many are feeling the financial squeeze.
This year’s presidential election, marked by a lengthy and ruthless pursuit of the nomination by the Democratic candidates, has captured nearly everybody’s attention.
A recent Rasmussen Reports survey found that 83% of American adults believe the person known to history as Jesus Christ actually walked the earth around two-thousand years ago.
As spring is officially set to begin this week, 28% say the upcoming season is their favorite time of year. That’s similar to the 33% who label summer as their favorite season and identical to the 28% who name the fall as their best months.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Nearly half of Americans (48%) say they’ll wear green to honor the holiday, 20% will mark the occasion with a drink.
Daylight Savings Time takes place on Sunday at 2 a.m. A recent Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 adults found most (54%) adults were correctly able to identify that the time change occurs on March 9. Thirty-one percent (31%) weren’t sure when they needed to change their clocks.
Presidents’ Day can lay claim to being one of the nation’s oldest holidays, tracing its heritage all the way back to the late-eighteenth and early nineteenth century when people across the land celebrated the birthday of Revolutionary War Hero and the nation’s first President, George Washington.
A recent Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 42% of adults are looking forward to Valentine’s Day while 18% are dreading it. Thirty-seven percent (37%) are neither dreading nor looking forward to February 14th.
Seventy-five percent (75%) of American adults believe that the U.S. Auto Industry is at least somewhat likely to develop an automobile that runs on something other than gasoline in the next ten years.
Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of Dr. Martin Luther King. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 15% offer an unfavorable opinion.
Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans say that Security is more important than privacy.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found that 49% of adults say it is not possible to succeed in business today without using the internet. Thirty-one percent (31%) disagreed.
In terms of their own personal life, most Americans (54%) say that 2007 was either a good year, an excellent year, or one of the best years ever in their life.
Eighty-five percent (85%) of American adults believe that parents should have the right to spank their children.
This Veterans Day, 71% of adults have a favorable opinion of the U.S. military. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 11% hold an unfavorable view while 18% who are not sure.
King Middle School in Portland, Maine recently joined the small group of middle schools that distribute birth control pills to their students.
Newspaper circulation has been eroding, television audiences shrinking, and reporters sent looking for work. But, while mainstream journalists and their companies struggle with the realities of an online world, consumers of journalism are pleased with the results.
Google (GOOG) is offering prizes totaling $30 million for a private company that can land a vehicle on the moon and transmit video back to earth within five years.
It’s that time of year yet again! Time for parents to stock up on supplies, pack lunches and send their children off to one of the most dreaded days of the year—the first day of school.
