All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Gallup's underemployment measure increased to 20.0% in mid-March, from 19.7% on March 1. A decline in unemployment to 10.3% was more than offset by an increase to 9.7% in the percentage of part-time workers who want full-time work. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126821/Underemployment-Hits-20-Mid-March.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126821/Underemployment-Hits-20-Mid-March.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:15:00 GMT Slightly more Americans were living with a cancer diagnosis in 2009 than were in 2008, according to Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data, due in part to an increase among seniors. Cancer diagnosis rates are highest in Maine, South Dakota, and Florida. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126815/Americans-Report-Cancer-Diagnoses.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126815/Americans-Report-Cancer-Diagnoses.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT Americans' views of President Obama are the most negative since Obama took office last year -- 46% approve and 48% disapprove in the latest Gallup Daily three-day average. Meanwhile, Congress' 16% approval rating is just two points above its all-time low. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126809/Obama-Approval-Rating-Lowest-Yet-Congress-Declines.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126809/Obama-Approval-Rating-Lowest-Yet-Congress-Declines.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:15:00 GMT For only the second time in more than two decades and the second straight year, Americans, by 53% to 38%, are more likely to say economic growth should take precedence over environmental protection. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126788/Americans-Firm-Prioritizing-Economy-Environment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126788/Americans-Firm-Prioritizing-Economy-Environment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT As U.S. House Democrats attempt to get final passage of a healthcare bill, Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data find an average of 16.2% American adults are uninsured thus far in 2010, matching the 2009 average, but significantly higher than the 14.8% in 2008. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126791/Percentage-Uninsured-Adults-Remains-Elevated.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126791/Percentage-Uninsured-Adults-Remains-Elevated.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:30:00 GMT Americans' self-reported daily spending averaged $72 per day last week -- up 20% from the prior week and 31% from the same week a year ago, and the most since the week ending Dec. 20. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126779/Americans-Weekly-Spending-Hits-New-High-2010.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126779/Americans-Weekly-Spending-Hits-New-High-2010.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:15:00 GMT Gallup surveys in Pakistan and Afghanistan last year show citizens' evaluations of how their governments are fighting terrorism changed little despite major military operations and troop surges. Half of residents in each country said their respective government isn't doing enough to combat terrorism. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126761/Pakistanis-Afghans-Unconvinced-Gov-Anti-Terror-Efforts.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126761/Pakistanis-Afghans-Unconvinced-Gov-Anti-Terror-Efforts.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT Far fewer Americans say President Barack Obama has done a good job in three key areas -- protecting the environment (52%), improving energy policy (43%), and making America prosperous (38%) -- than a year ago predicted he would do so. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126758/Obama-Not-Meeting-Americans-Lofty-Expectations-Issues.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126758/Obama-Not-Meeting-Americans-Lofty-Expectations-Issues.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT Gallup's weekly read on the race for Congress shows Democrats with a 47% to 44% edge over Republicans among registered voters, unchanged from last week. The 3-point edge for Democrats compares with an 11-point margin in the final Gallup estimate before the last midterm election, in 2006. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126755/Race-Control-Congress-Remains-Close.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126755/Race-Control-Congress-Remains-Close.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT Americans' concern about each of eight specific environmental problems is down this year, and in many cases is the lowest Gallup has measured in its 20+ years of polling on the environment. Concern about polluted drinking water is the highest (50%) and global warming the lowest (28%). http://www.gallup.com/poll/126716/Environmental-Issues-Year-Low-Concern.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126716/Environmental-Issues-Year-Low-Concern.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT At 48%, President Barack Obama's weekly job approval rating for March 8-14 ties the lowest weekly average of his administration. Obama's weekly rating reached new lows among Republicans (12%) and among men (43%). http://www.gallup.com/poll/126701/Obama-Weekly-Job-Approval-Average-Tied-Lowest.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126701/Obama-Weekly-Job-Approval-Average-Tied-Lowest.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT Americans grew more content over the past year with the overall quality of the environment in the U.S. Their "excellent" or "good" ratings now total 46%, up from 39% in March 2009. However, the majority (53%) continue to rate current environmental conditions in more negative terms. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126620/Americans-Upbeat-Environmental-Quality.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126620/Americans-Upbeat-Environmental-Quality.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT Americans mention unemployment or jobs (31%) more than any other issue when asked to name the most important problem facing the country today. Americans predict the federal budget deficit will be the top problem the U.S. will face 25 years from now, just ahead of the economy and the environment. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126614/Americans-Say-Jobs-Top-Problem-Deficit-Future.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126614/Americans-Say-Jobs-Top-Problem-Deficit-Future.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:30:00 GMT Gallup surveys show the Taliban lost much of the little favor they had in Pakistan between June and December last year. Four percent of Pakistanis in late 2009 said the Taliban has a positive influence in some areas of the country, down from 15% earlier in the year. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126602/Taliban-Increasingly-Unpopular-Pakistan.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126602/Taliban-Increasingly-Unpopular-Pakistan.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT Differences in the way Americans of different age groups view abortion rights have diminished over the past decade. In recent years, support for broadly legal abortion has been quite similar -- albeit shrinking -- among the three age groups younger than 65. Only seniors are significantly less supportive. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126581/Generational-Differences-Abortion-Narrow.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126581/Generational-Differences-Abortion-Narrow.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT Thirty percent of political conservatives currently believe the effects of global warming are already occurring, down substantially from 50% in 2008. Liberals' perceptions haven't changed much. Both groups are more likely now than in 2008 to believe the seriousness of global warming is exaggerated. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126563/Conservatives-Doubts-Global-Warming-Grow.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126563/Conservatives-Doubts-Global-Warming-Grow.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:00 GMT More Americans are "thriving" now than at any time since Gallup and Healthways began tracking this measure daily in January 2008. Despite this improved outlook on their lives in general, a record-low number of Americans rate their workplaces positively. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126578/Americans-Life-Evaluation-Reaches-New-High.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126578/Americans-Life-Evaluation-Reaches-New-High.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT Americans have become less worried about the threat of global warming, less convinced that its effects are already happening, more likely to say its effects have been exaggerated, and more likely to believe that scientists themselves are uncertain about its occurrence. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126560/Americans-Global-Warming-Concerns-Continue-Drop.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126560/Americans-Global-Warming-Concerns-Continue-Drop.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT Chile's new president, Sebastian Pinera, faces numerous challenges in addition to helping his nation recover from February's devastating earthquake. Although Chile is the wealthiest nation in Latin America, 74% of Chileans surveyed in 2009 said the gap between the rich and poor was getting bigger. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126557/Chile-New-President-Inherits-Economic-Challenges.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126557/Chile-New-President-Inherits-Economic-Challenges.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT Americans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the United States has fallen in recent months and now stands at 19% for the first time in a year. The decline erases nearly all of the gains in satisfaction since Barack Obama took office, and is seen mostly among Democrats. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126554/Satisfaction-Drops-Below-20.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126554/Satisfaction-Drops-Below-20.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT Americans are less likely now than in the recent past to say they would consider only foreign brands when purchasing a new car. Six percent say this, down from 12% in February 2009 and 15% in December 2008. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126548/Fewer-Americans-Set-Buying-Foreign-Cars.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126548/Fewer-Americans-Set-Buying-Foreign-Cars.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT Underemployed Americans are significantly more likely to be "struggling" and are about twice as likely to experience sadness and anger than those who are employed. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126518/Emotional-Cost-Underemployment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126518/Emotional-Cost-Underemployment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:15:00 GMT Americans who oppose a "healthcare reform bill similar to the one proposed by President Obama" outnumber those in favor by 48% to 45%. Since September, sentiment has grown among opponents that the legislation would raise healthcare costs and not address real problems in the system. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126521/Favor-Oppose-Obama-Healthcare-Plan.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126521/Favor-Oppose-Obama-Healthcare-Plan.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT Democrats hold a slight 47% to 44% lead in registered voters' current preferences for Congress. At the same time, Gallup's inaugural weekly tracking update on the 2010 elections shows that Republicans have a distinct advantage on enthusiasm about voting. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126503/Dems-Hold-Slight-Advantage-2010-Election-Preferences.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126503/Dems-Hold-Slight-Advantage-2010-Election-Preferences.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT Upper-income Americans' self-reported daily spending declined last month to its lowest level since Gallup began Daily tracking more than two years ago. February 2010 spending among this group was down 13% from January, 19% from February 2009, and 34% from February 2008. http://www.gallup.com/poll/126494/Upper-Income-Spending-Drops-New-Low-February.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines http://www.gallup.com/poll/126494/Upper-Income-Spending-Drops-New-Low-February.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=All Gallup Headlines Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:15:00 GMT