Turn off the lights when they aren’t needed? Check. Lower the thermostat a few degrees in winter? Maybe. Go full-time vegetarian? Probably not. Americans are willing to go only so far in engaging in habits that conserve energy and reduce emissions that are warming the planet, according to a new […] Read more »
Expectations for Climate Change Action
Most Americans believe climate change is happening and that human activity is at least partly to blame. And 66% think their own behavior can have an effect on climate change. But when it comes to global actions, Americans are less optimistic. While 72% are at least moderately confident that the […] Read more »
Online Grocery Shopping Still Rare in U.S.
The internet has transformed the way people work, communicate and buy many of the products they use, but buying groceries is not yet one of them. Eighty-one percent of Americans say they never order groceries online, while 11% say they do so at least once a month. CONT. Jeffrey M. […] Read more »
Health Care Access Impacts Job Mobility
A national Monmouth University Poll finds that nearly half the country reports that their health care costs have continued to rise over the past two years and that they have difficulty meeting their medical expenses. … About half (49%) say that access to health insurance would be a major factor […] Read more »
Many Rural Americans Struggle With Financial Insecurity, Access To Health Care
Polling by NPR finds that while rural Americans are mostly satisfied with life, there is a strong undercurrent of financial insecurity that can create very serious problems for many people living in rural communities. The findings come from two surveys NPR has done with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and […] Read more »
Four in Ten Rural Americans Report Problems Affording Medical Bills, Housing, or Food
According to a new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, although a majority of rural Americans are optimistic about having an impact on improving their local communities (62%), a substantial share also experience problems in areas that carry major consequences, including financial insecurity, trouble accessing […] Read more »