Annual Honesty and Ethics poll rates nurses best of 21 professions
November 24, 2008
Nurses continue to be the most well-respected profession rated in Gallup’s annual Honesty and Ethics poll, with 84% of Americans rating them highly. Meanwhile, positive perceptions of bankers’ integrity have tumbled 12 points since last year, to 23%.More ...
Americans have become less accepting of a government role in promoting morality
September 23, 2008
An early September Gallup Poll found Americans preferring a less active role for government to solve the country’s problems (53%) over a more active one (41%), consistent with prior years’ results. In a shift, the public is now evenly divided over the government’s role in promoting morality.More ...
At age 24, 30% are married while 20% are living together with someone
August 11, 2008
Cohabitation is more common than marriage among 18- to 20-year-olds in the United States, but the two lifestyles are about even among 21- to 23-year-olds, and by age 24, marriage wins out. Americans have mixed views about the effects of living together on divorce and children.More ...
Lower suicide rates not a matter of national income
July 3, 2008
Comparing World Health Organization suicide statistics with Gallup Poll data show that in countries where most people are highly religious suicide rates are dramatically lower than in countries where most people are not religious.More ...
In contrast to Democrats, majority now say moral values are “poor"
June 12, 2008
Republicans have grown much more critical of the state of moral values in the United States, with the percentage rating current moral conditions as “poor” rising from 36% in 2006 to 51% in 2007, and remaining at that level today. No comparable change is seen among independents or Democrats.More ...
Similar views on honor killings, crimes of passion, the death penalty
May 28, 2008
Muslims living in London, Berlin, and Paris share similar views to the public in each of these nations on the moral acceptability of the death penalty, honor killings, and crimes of passion.More ...
Views on suicide, extra-marital affairs are similar
May 27, 2008
On the issues of extramarital sex and suicide, the opinions of Muslims in three European capital cities align more closely with those of religious Americans than they do with those of Europeans at large.More ...
On a spectrum of moral issues, residents of key Western nations and Muslim populations in three major European cities differ most in their views of homosexuality, abortion, pornography, and sex outside of marriage.More ...
Few Americans say candidates’ abortion views are critical to their vote
May 22, 2008
Just 13% of Americans say they will vote only for candidates for major offices who share their views on abortion. In a departure from recent elections, pro-life Americans are not substantially more likely than pro-choice persons to say the issue will be key for them.More ...
A majority of Americans (54%) say that abortion should be legal only under certain circumstances, a number that has barely budged over the past few years.
