Communities

Lack of Optimism Suggests Togo's Emigration Woes May Continue

January 25, 2007

Emigration from Togo is creating concerns for the future. While about half of Togolese say they are satisfied with their community as a place to reside, more say their area is becoming worse rather than better as place to live. Nearly half of the country's residents say they are likely to move from the city or area in which they live within a year.More ...

Majority of NOLA Residents Approve of Mayor's Response to Katrina

Blacks much more likely than whites to approve of job done by local leaders

March 1, 2006

A majority of current New Orleans residents say they approve of the job mayor Ray Nagin did in responding to the effects of Hurricane Katrina, according to a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. Residents also have a positive view of how the city's police handled the situation, but are much more negative in the ratings of Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, President George W. Bush, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Most residents are not offended by Nagin's recent statement that New Orleans should be rebuilt as a "chocolate city."More ...

New Orleans Residents Optimistic About Future

Majority say return to "normal" is not expected for at least five years, if ever

February 28, 2006

A CNN/USA Today/Gallup survey of people currently living in New Orleans finds most residents optimistic about the future of their city. Still, few expect life to get back to normal very soon -- if at all.More ...

Teens: Home Life, Student Interest Widen Achievement Gap

Parent involvement very important, too

December 6, 2005

Adults may think the only "gap" many U.S. teens are concerned about is the store at their local mall, but a recent Gallup Youth Survey found another gap concerns teens, too -- the academic achievement gap between white students and minority students.More ...

One in Five Americans Have Evacuated Home Facing Natural Disaster

Southern residents almost three times as likely as rest of country

October 25, 2005

About one in five Americans have had to evacuate their homes because of a pending natural disaster. Southerners are almost three times as likely as other Americans to have been forced to evacuate their homes. Most Americans believe the federal government is prepared for Hurricane Wilma, but about a third say the government is not prepared.More ...

Community Groups Fail to Earn Trust

Just one in five place a lot of trust in people who work in local stores

October 4, 2005

A minimum level of trust is one of the basic criteria for a well-functioning community -- lack of trust can potentially undo business deals, make child-rearing more difficult, and chip away at people's sense of safety. So it may be worrisome that according to a large Gallup Panel study conducted this summer, relatively few respondents place a lot of trust in specific community groups.More ...

Gallup Panel: People Can't Be Trusted

Black respondents less trusting

September 27, 2005

Imagine standing on a table and falling backward into the arms of strangers. People who have attended summer camp or taken part in team-building workshops with colleagues may recognize this "trust fall" as a classic exercise designed to foster trust. According to a new Gallup Panel study, most respondents would have trouble letting themselves fall off that table.More ...

Muscovites Upbeat About Life in Russian Capital

Most say culture is thriving, but also cite concerns

August 30, 2005

During Moscow winters, the nights are long and cold. And as recently as the early 1990s, the nightlife on streets of Moscow was just about as frosty. Since then, business development in the Russian capital has transformed these long, cold Moscow nights. Perhaps some of these dramatic changes were top of mind when Muscovites rated their satisfaction with their city in a recent Gallup Soul of the City poll.More ...

Do Sparks Fly When Blacks and Whites Are Neighbors?

Those in racially integrated areas have more negative views on how blacks and whites really feel

July 26, 2005

Results from Gallup's 2005 Minority Relations poll suggest that the racial and ethnic makeup of one's community has little bearing on Americans' overall perceptions of relations between whites and blacks, between whites and Hispanics, or between Hispanics and blacks. On the other hand, the influence of integration is evident in whites' and blacks' perceptions of how members of the two races view each other on a more personal level.More ...

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

South reports highest proportion of blacks; West reports highest number of Hispanics, recent immigrants

July 12, 2005

Gallup's annual update on race relations suggests that Americans generally live in areas populated with people from their own racial or ethnic backgrounds.More ...