Of the many stress-inducing activities that typically are part of the holidays, how to express season’s greetings never used to be high on the list. Recently, however, the traditional “Merry Christmas” has become somewhat of a taboo expression.
During the past six months, Rasmussen Reports has been asking Americans to rate the nation’s holidays and the clear winner so far is the Fourth of July.
When Americans gather around their dining tables this Thursday to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, the overwhelming majority will have the traditional centerpiece to their meals: turkey.
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey found that 83% of American adults are at least somewhat concerned about identity theft. This includes 47% who are “very concerned.”
With only 40 shopping days left until Christmas, 56% of Americans need to hit the mall or the Web--they have not yet begun to shop for the holidays.
Flu season is around the corner and 46% of respondents to a recent Rasmussen Reports survey on this seasonal topic say they plan to receive the flu vaccine this year. Forty-seven percent (47%) will take their chances by skipping the shot.
American baseball fans think the New York Yankees are most likely to win the 2006 World Series but the Detroit Tigers have more people pulling for them. Not surprisingly, the New York fans are also the most confident in their team’s chance.
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of the U.S. military. That figure is unchanged from last year’s Veterans Day survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports. Just 11% report an unfavorable opinion of the U.S. military.
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of the U.S. military. That figure is unchanged from last year’s Veterans Day survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports.
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans say that exercise is an important part of their daily lives and 88% think that regular exercise can make you a healthier person. However, 20% of Americans do not exercise at all, according to a recent poll by Rasmussen Reports.
With Halloween just around the corner, little ghouls and boys wait anxiously to trick-or-treat their way through their neigh-“boo”-hoods in order to show off their creative costumes and obtain an obscene amount of candy.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sixty-one percent (61%) of American Adults say they know or knew someone diagnosed with breast cancer.
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans say that exercise is an important part of their daily lives and 88% think that regular exercise can make you a healthier person.
While health care costs are rising rapidly, 64% of American adults say that quality care is more important than lower health care costs (25%).
Thirty percent (30%) of fans believe that Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees is deserving of the MVP in the American League.
Thirty-eight percent (38%) percent of baseball fans think that the New York Yankees will win their 27th World Series Championship this fall.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of respondents to a recent Rasmussen Reports survey on Internet gambling believe this emerging betting medium should be more strictly regulated than other forms of gambling.
Forty-eight percent (48%) believe that Wal-Mart has the power to reduce the cost of prescription drugs across the country.
Never one to shy away from controversy, Madonna is at it again with her current “Confessions” world tour. During one segment of her performance, the Material Girl sings while suspended from a giant cross and wearing a crown of thorns.
On Tuesday, September 5, Katie Couric will take the helm as anchor of the CBS Evening News. Almost as soon as the move was announced, critics started speculating whether her trademark perkiness would connect with evening news audiences.
