skip to main content

Search Results

Showing 91-100 of 127 results.

U.S. Death Penalty Support Lowest in More Than 40 Years

Sixty percent of Americans favor the death penalty for convicted murderers, the lowest level of death penalty support Gallup has measured since 1972, and down from a high of 80% in 1994.

Medicinal Marijuana: Is It What the Doctor Ordered?

In early October, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the Bush administration's appeal of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court ruling that allows doctors to freely discuss medicinal marijuana with their patients without penalty. While the case does not ...

Americans Remain Opposed to Legalizing Marijuana

U.S. marijuana laws are currently more stringent than those in many other developed countries. Although U.S. laws are relatively strict, they do reflect most Americans' attitudes.

The 'Divided States of America'?

Time magazine's labeling of Donald Trump as president of the "Divided States of America" may summarize the election results, but it is not how the Trump vs. Clinton states view the issues.

U.S. Conservatives Outnumber Liberals by Narrowing Margin

One in four Americans (25%) now call themselves liberal, reflecting steady gains since the 1990s. Conservatives remain the largest ideological group, at 36%.

Conservative Lead in U.S. Ideology Is Down to Single Digits

The percentage of U.S. adults identifying as "liberal" grew by a percentage point in 2017, while "conservatives" fell by a point, narrowing conservatives' edge to single digits for the first time.

Path to Marijuana Use Paved With Bad Health Habits

The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign launched a set of television ads this year aimed at debunking teens' perceptions that marijuana is a harmless drug. The timing is good: government data show that marijuana use is on the rise among U.S. ...

Canadians Relax Views on Marijuana

Canadians today have a more liberal point of view regarding marijuana use than they did in the midst of the swinging '70s.

Record-Low 26% in U.S. Favor Handgun Ban

A record-low 26% of Americans favor a ban on handguns in the U.S. Also, for the first time, Americans are more likely to oppose (53%) than favor (43%) a ban on assault rifles. More broadly, Americans' support for stricter handgun laws and ...

Trials of Teens: Alienation, Risk Behaviors Linked

A recent Gallup study supports the idea that teens who drink or use marijuana are more likely than other teens to exhibit signs of alienation -- they more frequently express negative thoughts about themselves and contemplate their own deaths.