… A Pew Research Center report released last week shows that a majority of Americans say children should be required to get vaccinated. Further analysis of the survey data reveals significant age differences in views about vaccines. … Overall, 68% of U.S. adults say childhood vaccinations should be required, while […] Read more »
Half of Americans Don’t Want Their Sons Playing Football
Television ratings are up and merchandise sales are booming, but longer-term trends don’t look as rosy for football. According to a new Bloomberg Politics poll, 50 percent of Americans say they wouldn’t want their son to play the sport and only 17 percent believe it’ll grow in popularity in the […] Read more »
Despite Widespread Job Satisfaction, Americans Want More Flexibility and Opportunities
Most Americans say they are satisfied with their job, but pay, schedules, and the opportunity to advance remain sore spots for many, with the large percentage of adults whose work doesn’t follow the traditional 9-to-5 track reporting particular difficulty balancing their obligations on the job and at home, the latest […] Read more »
Poll of Latino families finds optimism despite many obstacles
In partnership with Univision and The Denver Post, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) today released a national survey of 1,000 Latino adults that relates the challenges and successes their families experience living in the United States. Latinos, ranging from new immigrants to long-time U.S. citizens, are keenly aware of discrimination […] Read more »
Support for policies that promote families’ economic security
Following an election in which voters secured significant policy gains for working families through state and city ballot measures, poll results released today confirm that, by an overwhelming majority, voters nationwide support policies that promote their economic security such as paid sick days and paid family and medical leave. CONT. […] Read more »
Football, the Newest Partisan Divide
To the list of issues that divide the country along partisan lines, you can add an unusual item: football. Yes, virtually every slice of America still watches football in enormous numbers. But blue America — particularly the highly educated Democratic-leaning areas of major metropolitan areas — is increasingly deciding that […] Read more »