Poll: 22% of Singles Dread Valentine's Day
Most Married Americans (55%) are looking forward to Valentine’s Day while singles offer a decidedly more mixed view.
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February 12, 2007
February 2, 2007
Poll: 25% of Viewers Have Money Riding on Super Bowl
Sixty percent (60%) of American adults say they plan to watch the Colts and the Bears compete on Super Sunday this year.
January 31, 2007
Poll: 17% of Computer Users Will Buy Vista Soon
After six years and a six billion dollar investment, Microsoft released Vista on January 30. By the time of the launch, most Americans (53%) had already read, seen, or heard new stories about the first upgrade of the company’s flagship operating system since Windows XP.
January 26, 2007
Super Bowl Poll: 58% of Fans Expect Colts’ Victory
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of America’s football fans believe that Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts will win it all on Super Bowl Sunday, February 4.
January 22, 2007
Poll: Just 12% Prefer Winter Vacations
Whether it’s skiing on the snowy mountains or ice skating in Rockefeller Center, a vacation can be a royal getaway for those who crave the cold.
January 20, 2007
Super Bowl Poll: 28% Colts 24% Saints, Patriots
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of NFL football fans think this will be the year when Peyton Manning leads the Indianapolis Colts to a Super Bowl Championship.
January 17, 2007
Poll: 30% Believe Embryonic Stem Cell Research Morally Wrong
Two-out-of-three Americans (66%) believe that “embryonic stem cell research" is at least somewhat likely to lead to cures to previously incurable diseases.
January 15, 2007
NFL's Top-Seed Eliminated from NFL Playoffs
The San Diego Chargers were the top pick of football fans to win it all this playoff season, but Tom Brady and the New England Patriots had other plans.
January 13, 2007
Football Fans See AFC as Dominant in Super Bowl Hunt
While no individual team is seen as the dominant favorite in the Super Bowl competition, America’s football fans clearly see the AFC as far stronger than the NFC.
January 13, 2007
Celebration of King's Holiday Divides Along Racial Lines
As Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Day, 84% have a favorable opinion of the assassinated Civil Rights leader.
January 3, 2007
Lower Job Satisfaction Prompts Year-End Decline in Worker Confidence
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 2.6 points to 102.7 in December, primarily as a result of lowered job satisfaction and increased job loss concerns. The monthly measure lost ground following a nearly four point rise in November.
December 30, 2006
42% Will Make New Year's Resolution
Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans say that they will make a New Year’s Resolution for 2007.
December 30, 2006
Majority Say They're Likely to Keep Their New Year's Resolutions
Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans say that they will make a New Year’s Resolution for 2007.
December 29, 2006
More Will Pray Than Drink on New Year’s Eve
Seventy-one percent (71%) of Americans will offer a prayer for the New Year on New Year’s Eve. Thirty-six percent (36%) will have a drink to welcome in 2007.
December 28, 2006
2006: 44% Say it Was a Good Year
Four percent (4%) of Americans rate 2006 as one of the best years ever. Another 40% say it was a good or an excellent year.
December 26, 2006
Small Business Economic Confidence Dips
Small business owners' confidence in the U.S. economy dipped somewhat in December, although optimism about the year ahead still remains high, according to the monthly Discover (R) Small Business Watch (SM).
December 22, 2006
Four Days Left: 17% Still Haven’t Started Shopping
On Thursday, December 21, more than a million Americans bought their last Christmas gift of 2006. Hundreds of thousands more finally got around to starting their shopping.
December 22, 2006
Four Days to Go: 17% Still Haven’t Started Shopping
On Thursday, December 21, more than a million Americans bought their last Christmas gift of 2006. Hundreds of thousands more finally got around to starting their shopping.
The final Rasmussen Reports holiday shopping poll of the season found that 53% of Americans have finished shopping heading into the final weekend before Christmas. That’s up from 48% the day before and 23% a week ago. Forty-two percent (42%) of all adults say they still have shopping left to do this weekend while 5% are not sure.
December 21, 2006
Five Days to Go: 48% Have Finished Shopping
Over the past week, one-quarter of all American adults (25%) finished their Christmas shopping. With just five days to go, that brings the total to 48% who have already bought their last holiday gift.
December 19, 2006
Americans Divided on Cause of Global Warming
American voters tend to see Global Warming as a serious problem but are divided as to whether it’s caused by human activities or long-term planetary trends.
