Spring is officially here! As flowers bloom and Easter emerges, 29% of American adults declared springtime as their favorite season. However, summer sprung ahead of spring as 31% percent named the steamy months of summer as their favorite season.
The emergence of online video is increasing the gap between the Internet community and those who don’t go online. While 24% of Americans rarely or never go online, a Rasmussen Reports survey found that 29% of American adults watched online video within the last week.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Just 7% of Americans consider the March 17 celebration one of the nation’s most important holidays, but 47% say they will wear green in honor of the occasion. Twenty-six percent (26%) say they’ll have a drink to commemorate the holiday and 18% will attend a St. Patrick’s Day party. Not surprisingly, more young adults will toast the holiday than their elders.
Sixteen percent (16%) of America’s baseball fans think the New York Yankees will emerge on top in 2007 to win their first World Series Championship in seven years.
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of American adults changed the clock for Daylight Savings Time before going to bed on Saturday night while 38% waited until Sunday morning to make the change.
The American Idol phenomenon continues. The talent show’s ratings sweep to the top of Nielsen’s list each week, beating out other TV favorites like Ugly Betty , Survivor and My Name Is Earl .
The 79th Annual Academy Awards were announced last night, with The Departed bringing home the top prize for best picture of the year.
Americans have had enough—more than enough—of news stories about Anna Nicole Smith.
Nine-out-of-ten Americans (91%) believe that cigarette smokers are aware of the health dangers involved with the practice.
American movie fans don’t have a clear favorite as to which film should win the Oscar award for Best Picture.
Most Married Americans (55%) are looking forward to Valentine’s Day while singles offer a decidedly more mixed view.
Sixty percent (60%) of American adults say they plan to watch the Colts and the Bears compete on Super Sunday this year.
After six years and a six billion dollar investment, Microsoft released Vista on January 30. By the time of the launch, most Americans (53%) had already read, seen, or heard new stories about the first upgrade of the company’s flagship operating system since Windows XP.
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of America’s football fans believe that Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts will win it all on Super Bowl Sunday, February 4.
Whether it’s skiing on the snowy mountains or ice skating in Rockefeller Center, a vacation can be a royal getaway for those who crave the cold.
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of NFL football fans think this will be the year when Peyton Manning leads the Indianapolis Colts to a Super Bowl Championship.
Two-out-of-three Americans (66%) believe that “embryonic stem cell research" is at least somewhat likely to lead to cures to previously incurable diseases.
The San Diego Chargers were the top pick of football fans to win it all this playoff season, but Tom Brady and the New England Patriots had other plans.
While no individual team is seen as the dominant favorite in the Super Bowl competition, America’s football fans clearly see the AFC as far stronger than the NFC.
As Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Day, 84% have a favorable opinion of the assassinated Civil Rights leader.
