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Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas' Named Favorite Christmas Song — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:00:35 +0000

There is no escaping Christmas songs this time of year, even if one wanted to, so most people have an opinion as to which of these yuletide tunes they like best. A Harris Poll recently asked 2,499 adults what’s their favorite Christmas song and found the Irving Berlin/Bing Crosby classic ‘White Christmas’ topped the last. [...]

Troops Returning From Iraq War Have Americans Split — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:00:28 +0000

Earlier this week, the Pentagon declared the end of the Iraq War, an almost nine-year conflict which claimed 4,487 American lives and removed Saddam Hussein from power. Now, Americans are are conflicted over whether the entire endeavor was worth it. Recently, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press asked 2,001 adults if [...]

Two Out of Three Think a Wife Should Take Husband's Last Name – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:00:07 +0000

Sixty-seven percent of Americans think that a woman should take her husband’s surname upon marriage, according to an Indiana University survey of 815 adults. In fact, the poll found that 50 percent think there should be a law requiring wives to adopt the last name of their husbands. While there is no comprehensive information on what [...]

Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the 'All-American Sandwich' — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:26:21 +0000

The peanut butter and jelly sandwich, that staple of childhood, is what most comes to mind when American adults think about the “All-American sandwich.” According to a survey of 1,006 adults done by the bread company Glutino, 30 percent of respondents named the PB&J the sandwich most associated with America. It was followed by the [...]

Survey of the Day — Most Workers Are 'Not Engaged' in Their Job

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:30:34 +0000

71 percent of American workers are either “not engaged” or “actively disengaged” in their work.

According to Gallup’s employee engagement index, which is based on workers’ responses to 12 workplace elements, 19 percent of the employed are actively disengaged in their work, 52 percent are not engaged, and only 29 percent feel engaged in their jobs.

Forty-Seven Percent of Americans Own Guns — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:37 +0000

Gun ownership is at an 18-year high, according to a new Gallup poll.

Forty-seven percent of Americans report having a gun in their home or elsewhere on their property, up from 41 percent last year and the most since 1993 when 54 percent reported gun ownership.

Christmas Is America's Favorite Holiday — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:00:41 +0000

According to a new Harris Poll, we are about the embark on the season of America’s most cherished holidays. Christmas was the number choice when respondents were asked to name their favorite holiday. Thanksgiving grabbed the number two spot, while Halloween came in third. Independence Day and Easter rounded out the top five, and the overall results were fairly [...]

Study Says Generation Xers Are Actually Happy

Kathy Landin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:00:32 +0000

The members of Generation X are no longer the melancholy slackers they once thought to be, but are actually a well-balanced and happy group, according to a new report. The Generation X Report is the first in a quarterly series from the University of Michigan’s Longitudinal Study of American Youth. The research includes interviews, questionnaires [...]

Dallas Cowboys Are America's Favorite Football Team — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:03 +0000

For the fifth year in row, the Dallas Cowboys really are America’s team. Dallas was the top answer to a Harris poll of 2,462 American adults asking who their favorite football team is. The Pittsburgh Steelers — the last team besides the Cowboys to get the highest percentage of responses in the annual poll– came [...]

Cell Phones Eliminate the Three-Day Rule in Dating — Survey of the Day

Shauna Wright — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:00:53 +0000

If a new survey from dating site Match.com is to be believed, the rules of dating have changed — largely because of cell phones, email and texting. The so-called LoveGeist survey, given to singles in the UK, found the traditional “three-day rule” for contact after a first date no longer applies. The new standard? A [...]

'Sexting' Voted Most Annoying New Tech Word — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:30:27 +0000

Of all the new words that technology has thrust into the lexicon, “sexting” was voted most annoying. Twenty four percent of respondents to a poll of 2,054 British adults by Computeractive called out sexting, “the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones,” as the most “annoying or horrible” of new [...]