Younger Americans are shifting how they achieve the shared American goals of family, homeownership and career as they face new, evolving challenges, finds a new poll released today by The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) and National Journal. The 23rd Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll explores Americans’ priorities and expectations for […] Read more »
Percentage Struggling to Afford Food at 7-Year Low
In the first quarter of 2015, 15.8% of Americans reported that in the last 12 months they had struggled to afford food for themselves or their families. This is the lowest percentage measured since the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index started in 2008. CONT. Shawnette Rochelle, Gallup Read more »
Germany and the United States: Reliable Allies
Seven decades after the end of World War II and a quarter-century after the end of the Cold War, roughly seven-in-ten Americans see Germany as a reliable ally, and about six-in-ten Germans trust the United States, according to a Pew Research Center survey. A majority of Germans believe it is […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton Bypassed Centrist Taco Bell for Liberal Favorite Chipotle
When newly minted presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made an impromptu stop at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Ohio, she wasn’t only grabbing a quick meal. She was also patronizing what happens to be a favorite of the Democratic base. The Chipotle chain’s customers score as the most “liberal” in the […] Read more »
Worries About Terrorism, Race Relations Up Sharply
Out of 15 domestic issues, Americans’ concerns about terrorism and race relations have risen most sharply over the past year. The percentage of Americans who worry “a great deal” about the possibility of a terrorist attack (51%) climbed 12 percentage points from 2014 to 2015, while concerns about race relations […] Read more »
How Different Groups Think about Scientific Issues
… There has been considerable interest in specific demographic breakdowns of the general public’s answers to science-related questions that Pew Research covered in its recent report on science issues and the gaps between citizens and scientists’ opinions on a range of issues. Here are additional demographic breakdowns of views among […] Read more »