skip to main content

Search Results

Showing 131-140 of 174 results.

Religious Identity: States Differ Widely

The states of the union differ remarkably in terms of their residents' religions. Non-Catholic Christians dominate in the South, while Catholics are more prevalent in the Middle Atlantic and New England, those with no religion in the Northeast ...

Bye-Bye, Freedom Fries

A new Gallup survey finds a majority of Americans now expressing positive views of France, though fewer than did so before France opposed the United States on the issue of the Iraq war. American opinion of France hit a nadir in March 2003, with ...

Quality and Integrity of World’s Media Questioned

Residents in many countries around the globe have their doubts about the quality and integrity of their national media. Gallup surveys indicate media confidence is low in leading nations, Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa, and ...

Battered European Investors Face the New Year

If American investors are beginning the year burdened with a hangover from three successive years of declining market values, they should spare a thought for their European counterparts. While the Dow fell nearly 17% during 2002, none of ...

Saudi Arabia: Majorities Support Women's Rights

A Gallup Poll conducted in Saudi Arabia finds that majorities of respondents support certain freedoms for women. Sixty-six percent of Saudi women and 55% of Saudi men agree that women should be allowed to drive a car by themselves.

Majority of Americans View France as Ally or Friend

A recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll finds that, while most Americans are upset with France's opposition to U.S. war policy on Iraq, they do not see France as an enemy. In fact, a majority characterizes France as either an ally or friend, and they ...

Britons, Canadians Wary of Religion's Social Influence

The connections among religion, politics, and "values" created an ever-present undercurrent in last year's U.S. presidential election -- but are concerns about where to draw the lines between those concepts characteristically American? Gallup's ...

Friendships Under Fire? Perceptions of U.S.

While large majorities of Britons and Canadians view the United States favorably, the United States finishes in the middle of the pack relative to a set of other nations evaluated in a recent Gallup survey conducted in these two countries.

Global Tensions and Your Sales Force

As tensions between the United States and Europe mount -- along with talk of punitive boycotts -- will U.S. companies feel the pinch? Will French and German businesses suffer declining sales in the U.S.? It's possible, and sales managers must ...

Twenty-two Percent of Non-Hispanic Americans Speak a Second Language

A recent Gallup poll, conducted March 26-28, shows that 22% of English speaking U.S. adults speak a second language well enough to hold a conversation. The poll also finds that Spanish (at 55%) is far and away the most common second language. ...