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Americans Say Space Program Worth the Costs

Americans Say Space Program Worth the Costs

July 17, 2009
Forty years after the United States landed on the moon, a majority of Americans (58%) think that the space program has brought enough benefits to this country to justify its costs, while 38% don't think so.

Cell Phones Outpace Internet Access in Middle East

Home Internet access common only in oil-rich Gulf countries

July 13, 2009
Recent Gallup Polls reveal the extent to which cell phones and home Internet connections are present throughout the Middle East and North Africa. In some areas, however, these tools remain less common among rural residents.More ...

U.S. Faces Challenges With Communications Users Abroad

In some regions, link between home Internet access and U.S. disapproval

March 12, 2009
Gallup surveys conducted around the world last year suggest a link between the extent to which people in some regions are connected via electronic communications, including Internet access in the home, and their likelihood to disapprove of the job performance of U.S. leadership.More ...

Nearly Half of Americans Are Frequent Internet Users

Less affluent, non-working, unmarried post big gains in usage since last year

January 2, 2009
Nearly half of Americans (48%) use the Internet more than one hour per day, almost twice as many as in 2002. Post-graduate, higher-income, and younger Americans are the most frequent users, but the less affluent, non-working, and unmarried are among those posting big gains in the past year.More ...

Business and Industry Sector Ratings

On another subject, for each of the following business sectors in the United States, please say whether your overall view of it is very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative or very negative. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?More ...

Computers and the Internet

Do you, personally, use the Internet at your home, place of work, or school?More ...

One in Three U.S. Workers Have "Telecommuted" to Work

Public believes telecommuters just as productive as office workers

August 16, 2006
About one in three U.S. workers have telecommuted to their job, with workers saying they are more likely to do so outside of regular business hours than to do so instead of going to the office. The average U.S. worker telecommutes about two days per month, while the average telecommuter works from outside the office six times. Most Americans, including those who telecommute, think that those who work at home are just as productive as those who go into the office.More ...

Where Do Americans Stand on the Wiretapping Issue?

Despite differences in question wording, it appears that Americans tilt toward favoring the program

February 24, 2006
A review of questions asked about the Bush administration's wiretapping program over the last month suggests that while there is some variation in public opinion on the issue based on how survey questions are worded, such variation is not as large as might be expected. The data show that the American public is roughly divided on the wiretapping issue, with the most recent survey results suggesting a slight tilt toward approval of the program.More ...

Blog Readership Bogged Down

Audience skews slightly young

February 10, 2006
Gallup's latest examination of Americans' online habits finds that one in five Web users read Web-logs, or "blogs," either frequently or occasionally. Though this translates into 40 million readers, it relegates blogs to the bottom pack of Internet activities, among the 13 for which Gallup recently measured Americans' use. Like most Web activities, blog readership hasn't increased over the past year or so, even though Americans are spending more time online.More ...

Mail and News Are Main Internet Attractions

Some e-commerce picking up; blogs still marginal

February 6, 2006
A recent Gallup Poll examining Americans' online habits finds use of e-mail almost universal among American Web users. Checking the news and weather ranks second on the list of 13 Internet activities measured. Reading blogs and downloading music are the least common. Gallup trends show only a few changes in Americans' Web activities since 2003.More ...
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