44% of Baseball Fans Give Commissioner Bud Selig Positive Marks
As the 2009 Major League Baseball season enters its second half, the chief executive of the league earns positive reviews from the plurality of fans.
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July 15, 2009
July 14, 2009
70% Say Media Coverage of Michael Jackson's Death Was Too Much
Seventy percent (70%) of Americans say the media paid too much attention to the death of music superstar Michael Jackson.
July 14, 2009
41% of Americans Say They Are Overweight
Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans say they are overweight, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
July 4, 2009
62% Agree Fourth of July Is One of America’s Most Important Holidays
Most Americans (62%) agree that the Fourth of July is one of the country’s most important holidays. That figure is up four points from last year.
July 3, 2009
Americans Still Embrace Ideals from Declaration of Independence
Americans are celebrating the nation's 233rd birthday, and the words of the Declaration of Independence will be heard at countless patriotic ceremonies across the land. The core ideals articulated by those words are still embraced by solid majorities of the American public.
July 3, 2009
36% Say Road Rage Is Growing in America
Thirty-six percent (36%) of Americans say road rage is increasing in the United States, while 42% say it’s staying about the same.
June 30, 2009
57% Say Gun Sales Up Due To Fear of More Gun Control
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Americans say gun sales are up in the United States because of a fear of increased government restriction on gun ownership.
June 30, 2009
82% Would Choose Living in U.S. Over Anywhere Else
As America prepares to celebrate its 233rd birthday this weekend, 82% of American adults say that if given the choice of living anywhere in the world, they would still choose to live in the United States.
June 26, 2009
44% Favor Legalized Online Gambling But Not If It’s Taxable
Forty-four percent (44%) of Americans say gambling on the Internet should not be illegal, but government moves to legalize it and tax it appear to undercut that support.
June 25, 2009
39% of Adults in Hurricane Areas Say Government Should Bear Most of the Costs
Twenty-one percent (21%) of Americans say they live close enough to a shoreline to be impacted by hurricanes, and 39% of that group believe the federal government should be most financially responsible for areas affected by hurricanes and other natural disasters.
June 25, 2009
Cheerios 87, FDA 4
Only four percent (4%) of voters nationwide agree with the federal Food and Drug Administration that the popular breakfast cereal Cheerios should be regulated as a drug. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 87% disagree and oppose such regulation.
June 23, 2009
50% Say Hate Is Growing in America
Fifty percent (50%) of Americans believe hate is growing in America in the wake of the murders of a doctor who performed late-term abortions and a military recruiter and a shooting incident at the U.S. Holocaust Museum in which a guard was killed.
June 22, 2009
69% Value Volunteer Service Over Political Activity
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of U.S. voters say it is more important to do volunteer work for church and community organizations than it is to get involved in politics and political campaigns.
June 21, 2009
62% Plan To Visit Dad on Father’s Day
Sixty-two percent (62%) of American adults whose parents are still living say they will visit their fathers this Sunday for Father's Day. That's up five points from last year's Father's Day survey.
June 19, 2009
Most Agree That Being A Father Is A Man's Most Important Role
With Father's Day coming this weekend, the overwhelming majority of Americans remain quite clear that being a dad is serious business.
June 16, 2009
64% Say Comedians Shouldn't Joke about Children of Public Figures
The feud between late-night talk show host David Letterman and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is no laughing matter. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telelphone survey finds that nearly two-thirds of American adults (64%) say it’s inappropriate for comedians like Letterman to joke about the children of public figures.
June 16, 2009
Most Americans Are Concerned About Gas Prices But Not Enough to Stop Taking Their Own Car To Work
The vast majority of Americans drive to work, but even the threat of higher gas prices doesn’t seem to be encouraging them much to carpool, take public transportation or buy an energy-efficient hybrid car.
June 15, 2009
51% Say More Government Regulation Likely To Help Reduce Smoking
Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans say more government regulation of tobacco is at least somewhat likely to reduce the number of smokers in this country. That figure includes 18% who say it is very likely to do so.
June 12, 2009
47% Concerned About Swine Flu, Down 18 Points From April
The World Health Organization has now declared swine flu a pandemic, its highest global alert status, but Americans are much less concerned about the disease than they were when it first became public two months ago.The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 47% of Americans are at least somewhat concerned about the threat of swine flu, with just 16% very concerned.
June 9, 2009
32% Say Cost Has Kept Them From Filling A Prescription
Nearly one-out-of-three Americans (32%) say they have not filled a prescription because the cost was too high, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
