In 2014, Americans say nurses have the highest honesty and ethical standards. Members of Congress and car salespeople were given the worst ratings among the 11 professions included in this year’s poll. Eighty percent of Americans say nurses have “very high” or “high” standards of honesty and ethics, compared with […] Read more »
U.S. Confidence in Police About Average for Wealthy Countries
Policing standards have become a high-profile issue in the U.S. amid widespread protests over the failure to indict two white police officers in the deaths of unarmed black men. Compared with residents of other generally high-income and democratic countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Americans’ confidence […] Read more »
Black and White Differences in Views on Race
The outcry after grand juries in Ferguson, Missouri, and Staten Island, New York, decided not to indict police officers in the deaths of unarmed black men has refocused Americans’ attention on the continuing, contentious issue of race relations in the U.S. Gallup has measured black and white Americans’ attitudes about […] Read more »
Nearly 9 in 10 doubt Obama, GOP can break gridlock
Americans may not agree on much lately, but one opinion is nearly universal: There’s almost no chance that President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and the Republican Congress can work together to solve the country’s problems. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds just 13 percent of Americans are confident the leaders, […] Read more »
Urban Blacks Have Little Confidence in Police
As controversy continues to swirl about police officers’ treatment of blacks, an analysis of Gallup data underscores how much less likely U.S. blacks are than whites or Hispanics to express confidence in the police. The analysis also reveals that blacks living in urban areas are significantly less likely than blacks […] Read more »
The 7 most fascinating numbers in the 2014 national exit poll
The best thing about elections — if you are a numbers nerd like me — is the massive amount of raw data about the American public and what/how/why they think what they do. Yes, only 36 percent-ish of eligible voters cast ballots 15 days ago, but that still amounts to […] Read more »