Culture and Values
Americans Hold Firm to Support for Death Penalty
Only 21% say it is applied too often
November 20, 2008While the state of Maryland is embroiled in a debate over repealing its death penalty statute, Americans as a whole support the death penalty for someone convicted of murder, at the rate of 64%. Only 30% oppose it, and even fewer -- 21% -- say it’s imposed “too often.”More ...
Ordinary Muslims (Arabic)
Since the attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, Muslims are talked about as a security risk. As a result, the voices of the people — the 1.3 billion ordinary Muslims around the world — have been lost. Gallup, in its mission to “help people be heard” surveyed the silent majority of Muslims in nine countries in 2001 and 10 countries in 2005 and 2006. The results shed light on the key characteristics of Muslim populations: Who are they? What do they value? What are their hopes and dreams? How different are they from Americans?
Worldwide, Highly Religious More Likely to Help Others
Pattern holds throughout the world and across major religions
October 8, 2008In every region of the world, people who report being highly religious are more likely to report donating money to charity, volunteering time to organizations, and helping strangers in need. This relation holds up for all of the world’s major religions.More ...
Middle East/North Africa Relies on Many News Sources
National and international TV most important in region
September 18, 2008Across the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region, citizens consider several types of media “very important” in keeping them informed about world events, with a preference for international and national television.More ...
Religion Remains Major Dividing Factor Among White Voters
Patterns are similar to 2004
September 5, 2008John McCain’s lead over Barack Obama among highly religious white voters, currently 65% to 26%, has been quite stable all summer and has not yet changed with the selection of Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate.More ...
McCain Still Dominant Among the Highly Religious
Key question is strength of McCain’s support, turnout
August 20, 2008John McCain continues to dominate Barack Obama among religious Americans, winning among those who attend worship services weekly by a 53% to 37% margin, and losing to Obama among those who seldom or never attend church by 54% to 34%.More ...
U.S. Employee-Reported Layoffs Highest in Five Years
Three in four say now is a “bad time” to find a quality job
August 18, 2008Currently, 30% of working Americans report that their employers have laid off employees over the past six months -- the most in the last five years -- and 75% say this is a “bad time” to find a quality job.More ...
Ordinary Muslims
Since the attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, Muslims are talked about as a security risk. As a result, the voices of the people — the 1.3 billion ordinary Muslims around the world — have been lost. Gallup, in its mission to “help people be heard” surveyed the silent majority of Muslims in nine countries in 2001 and 10 countries in 2005 and 2006. The results shed light on the key characteristics of Muslim populations: Who are they? What do they value? What are their hopes and dreams? How different are they from Americans?
By Age 24, Marriage Wins Out
At age 24, 30% are married while 20% are living together with someone
August 12, 2008Cohabitation is more common than marriage among 18- to 20-year-olds in the United States, but the two lifestyles are about even among 21- to 23-year-olds, and by age 24, marriage wins out. Americans have mixed views about the effects of living together on divorce and children.More ...
Majority of Americans Say Racism Against Blacks Widespread
More than three-quarters of blacks say racism against blacks is widespread
August 6, 2008A majority of Americans, including a majority of whites, Hispanics, and -- in particular -- blacks, say racism against blacks is widespread in the United States. At the same time, a substantial minority of Americans say racism against whites is widespread.More ...
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