As Americans prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, their pride in the U.S. has hit its lowest point since Gallup’s first measurement in 2001. While 70% of U.S. adults overall say they are proud to be Americans, this includes fewer than half (45%) who are “extremely” proud, marking […] Read more »
Is There an Outbreak of Doubt About Vaccines in the U.S.?
The new Wellcome Global Monitor survey on attitudes toward science and health reveals pockets of doubt about the safety, effectiveness and importance of vaccines in some parts of the world — including places such as the U.S., which is currently experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 1992. CONT. Andy Rzepa […] Read more »
It’s Not So Much the Debate. It’s the Days After the Debate.
… Presidential debates can be dramatic. The effects on viewers (and voters), however, are more subtle. As you prepare to watch the first primary debate Wednesday-Thursday (and the 11 to follow), let go of the notion that any single moment is going to shift the state of the race overnight. […] Read more »
How much does the world trust medical experts and vaccines?
The world’s biggest survey into public attitudes to health and science publishes today, revealing high overall global trust in doctors, nurses and scientists, and high confidence in vaccines. Wellcome Global Monitor also shows, however, that half of the world’s population say they know little – if anything – about science. […] Read more »
Politics & Global Warming
Drawing on a nationally representative survey (N = 1,291; including 1,097 registered voters), this report describes how Democratic, Independent, and Republican registered voters view global warming, climate and energy policies, and personal and collective action. Most registered voters (70%) think global warming is happening, including 95% of liberal Democrats, 87% […] Read more »
US is hotbed of climate change denial, international poll finds
The US is a hotbed of climate science denial when compared with other countries, with international polling finding a significant number of Americans do not believe human-driven climate change is occurring. A total of 13% of Americans polled in a 23-country survey conducted by the YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project agreed with […] Read more »