November 19, 2009In the midst of the debate over healthcare reform, Americans are about as likely to rank the quality of healthcare in the U.S. as excellent or good (58%) as they were last year (57%). At the same time, they are slightly more likely to rate U.S. health coverage as excellent or good (38%) than they were last year (26%).
November 18, 2009Americans who favor the healthcare legislation are most concerned about the cost, while those who oppose the legislation are most concerned about bureaucracy.
November 17, 2009The Gallup Student Poll tracks the hope, engagement, and well-being of students across the United States. In this segment of Gallup's special series, "Next Steps: Transforming Americans' Health and Well-Being," Shane Lopez, Ph.D., the architect of the poll, discusses the importance of measuring student engagement and how it relates to community well-being.
November 17, 2009Americans reported spending an average of $62 per day last week, down from $65 the week prior and $81 a year ago -- not yet signaling a boost for the holiday spending season.
November 16, 2009Americans in November say they plan to roughly spend $638 on Christmas gifts this year, down from the $740 they projected in October and nearly identical to the $639 they projected last December.
November 13, 2009For the first time this decade, more Americans (50%) say providing healthcare for all is not the government’s responsibility than say it is (47%).
November 12, 2009While 42% of Americans would like to see President Obama send more troops to Afghanistan, 44% would prefer he begin to withdraw troops from the country.
November 11, 2009For the first time this year, more registered voters said they would vote for the Republican candidate than said they would vote for the Democratic candidate if elections for Congress were held today.
November 10, 2009Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman says interest in what drives well-being is exploding worldwide now that economists have gotten involved. In this segment of Gallup's special series, "Next Steps: Transforming Americans' Health and Well-Being," Kahneman also describes why the study of emotions may be the future of well-being research.
November 10, 2009American workers last week reported similar job market conditions as during the prior week, while economic confidence declined.
