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Smoking Edges Out Obesity as Employment Liability
Smokers are the butt of greater scorn from the American public than are overweight people. Most Americans claim to have no bias against either group, but the percentage saying they have diminished respect for smokers is slightly greater than the ...
Sosa's Corker Not a Blow to Baseball's Integrity
A new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows that most baseball fans do not view Sammy Sosa's using an illegal bat in a game as very damaging to baseball's integrity. A majority of fans believe Sosa's explanation that he never intended to use the bat ...
Americans Pick Raiders to Win Super Bowl XXXVII
Millions of Americans will be glued to their televisions Sunday when the Oakland Raiders take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. "Super Bowl Sunday" almost takes on the importance of a national ...
Is Investor Optimism Contagious?
January 2002 investor optimism numbers are up in the U.S. and Europe, consumer confidence numbers are improving, and Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan is much more positive about the economy than he was two weeks ago. If investor optimism is ...
Hey Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
Consumer expectations about a near-term economic recovery are soaring, but most Americans who are employed or looking for work see the job situation as dismal. Economists say that the job situation is a lagging economic indicator, but if the ...
Consumers Expect Better Times Ahead
Recent news reports suggest that a highly unusual consensus has formed among economic prognosticators: they believe that the economy will begin recovering during the first quarter of 2002. Gallup's first survey of consumer economic perceptions ...
Fear of Conventional Crime at Record Lows
A new Gallup poll finds that the war on terrorism at home and abroad comes at a time when Americans are feeling safer from crime than they have at any other point in over 30 years. National crime rates have steadily declined over the past ...
Although Fewer Americans Watch Baseball, Half Say They are Fans
Major League Baseball's All-Star Game will take place Tuesday night at Seattle's Safeco field. Gallup polls from spring and summer of 2001 find a sport with a solid base of fans but a dwindling interest in watching the game. The latest Gallup ...
Half of Dog Owners Believe Their Dog Capable of Inflicting Serious Harm, if Provoked
Very few dog owners are worried that their animal might inflict harm on a human being but about half admit that their dog is capable of causing such injuries if provoked. Roughly 10 percent of all Americans say that, due to fear of dog attacks, ...
Professional Football Wins Popularity Contest Over College Football
As the 2000 football season gets underway in earnest this Labor Day weekend, Gallup asked Americans about both the NFL and the college game. In the latest Gallup poll, conducted August 24-27, 54% of Americans claim to be fans of professional ...