Social Issues
Beer Back to Double-Digit Lead Over Wine as Favored Drink
Shift back to beer most evident among 30- to 49-year-olds
July 25, 2008Gallup finds 42% of U.S. drinkers naming beer as the alcoholic beverage they consume most often, compared with 31% who drink wine and 23% who drink liquor the most. After beer and wine essentially tied in 2005, beer has regained its standing as the No. 1 drink in the United States.More ...
Whites May Exaggerate Black-Hispanic Tensions
Most blacks and Hispanics say relations between the two groups are good
July 17, 2008Only 43% of white adults in the United States -- contrasted with 60% of Hispanics and 67% of blacks -- believe good relations exist between blacks and Hispanics.More ...
Wide Gulf in Personal vs. National Satisfaction
Only 15% satisfied with national conditions, 86% with personal lives
July 14, 2008At a time when only 15% of Americans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country, 86% are satisfied with their personal lives. However, personal satisfaction is down significantly from last year, primarily among whites and Hispanics.More ...
More Americans Say U.S. a Nation of Haves and Have-Nots
Half now say it is, up from 37% four years ago
July 11, 2008Nearly half of Americans, 49%, now say the nation is divided into two groups: the “haves†and the “have-nots.†This is up from 45% two years ago, and from 37% in June 2004.More ...
Fewer Americans Favor Cutting Back Immigration
Public as likely to favor status quo as to favor decreased immigration
July 10, 2008The percentage of Americans in favor of decreased immigration has declined from 45% to 39% in the past year, and matches a 2006 reading as the lowest Gallup has measured since 2000.More ...
Americans in Agreement With Supreme Court on Gun Rights
Nearly three in four say Second Amendment guarantees right of Americans to own guns
June 26, 2008The Supreme Court's ruling that a District of Columbia ban on handgun ownership is unconstitutional appears to be solidly in step with public opinion. A clear majority of the U.S. public, 73%, believes the Constitution's Second Amendment guarantees the rights of Americans to own guns.More ...
Americans Evenly Divided on Morality of Homosexuality
However, majority supports legality and acceptance of gay relations
June 18, 2008Americans are evenly divided over the morality of homosexual relations, with 48% considering them morally acceptable and 48% calling them morally wrong.More ...
Republicans Sour on Nation’s Moral Climate
In contrast to Democrats, majority now say moral values are “poor"
June 12, 2008Republicans have grown much more critical of the state of moral values in the United States, with the percentage rating current moral conditions as “poor†rising from 36% in 2006 to 51% in 2007, and remaining at that level today. No comparable change is seen among independents or Democrats.More ...
Africans Support Advancement for Women
June 6, 2008As leaders at the World Economic Forum on Africa concentrate on finding ways to empower women in Africa, Gallup reveals findings from seven African nations that show there is strong support for women's rights in the region.
India's Lower Class Struggles for Equality
May 30, 2008In India's upper and lower social classes, a significant difference exists in satisfaction with the number and quality of jobs available in the country and in confidence in the private education system.
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