Global views on climate change are shifting, but there is still a strong progressive-conservative divide. Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash, CC BY Kate T. Luong, George Mason University; Ed Maibach, George Mason University, and John Kotcher, George Mason University People’s views about climate change, from how worried they are about it affecting them […] Read more »
In Response to Climate Change, Citizens in Advanced Economies Are Willing To Alter How They Live and Work
A new Pew Research Center survey in 17 advanced economies spanning North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region finds widespread concern about the personal impact of global climate change. Most citizens say they are willing to change how they live and work at least some to combat the effects of […] Read more »
Americans turn pessimistic amid concerns over economy and coronavirus
The tentatively positive public outlook that marked the first months of the Biden administration has faded, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The survey, released Friday, finds a rising share of Americans who say things in the US are going badly and that the economy is in […] Read more »
President Biden’s Job Approval Dives — And It’s Not Just Afghanistan
President Biden’s job approval rating fell to earth over the past month, amid a tumultuous exit from Afghanistan, Covid resurgence and rising household financial stress, the September IBD/TIPP Poll finds. IBD/TIPP’s Biden job approval level tumbled to 50.7 — the share of adults who approve as a percentage of those […] Read more »
Consumer Confidence Fell in August to Lowest Level since February
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® declined in August, following a decrease in July (a downward revision). The Index now stands at 113.8 (1985=100), down from 125.1 in July. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—fell to 147.3 from 157.2 last month. The […] Read more »
Economic Confidence Dips as More Say Economy Worsening
Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index dropped to -12 from -6 in July and is now back to the level it was at in February. The index remains better than its pandemic low point of -33 in April 2020 but is still well below the +41 Gallup measured right before the pandemic […] Read more »