In a recent Zogby Interactive survey of adults nationwide, respondents were asked about their most and least favored members of the Obama administration. The top three most unpopular members are Rahm Emanuel (27%), Timothy Geitherner (18%) and Eric Holder (13%). The top three favorites are Hilary Clinton (24%), Joe Biden (13%) and Robert Gates (10%).
A breakdown of the results by ideology shows somewhat different results. Among the liberals, the most favored member is Hilary Clinton (32%), followed by Joe Biden (27%); the least favorite is Timothy Geithner (32%) followed by Rahm Emanuel (14%) in a distant 2nd place. About 30% of the liberals chose “none of the above” to the “least favorite” question.
Among the conservatives, Emanuel received 39% of the votes as the least favorite, followed by Eric Holder (24%). As to the most favored, 57% of the conservatives chose “none of the above”, followed by Robert Gates at 18% and Hilary Clinton at 14%.
Among the Independents, Rahm Emanuel (22%) and Timothy Geitherner (19%) again top the list of the least favorite, while Hilary Clinton (34%) leads Joe Biden by almost 20 points as the most favored member.
What do you think of the results? Are they what you expected them to be? Who are your most/least favored members? Why?
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During a recent Zogby Interactive survey of adults nationwide, respondents were asked whether they agree that the US should give money to help less developed countries combat climate change. About 30% of the sample agreed with the statement compared to 57% who disagreed. Another 13% chose “not sure.”
Groups more likely to be in favor of providing the financial aid are liberals (59%), Democrats (52%), union members (41%), respondents who see themselves as residents of the planet earth (60%), those who never shop at Walmart (52%), those who never attend religious services (45%) and those who are single (40%).
Groups that are more likely to be against the idea include Republicans (91%), conservatives (89%), respondents who consider themselves residents of their city or town (69%), those who themelves or whose family are members of the Armed Forces (75%), NASCAR fans (74%), members of investor class (70%) and people who shop at Wal-Mart at least a few times a month (67%).
What do you think? Do you think that the US should give money to less developed countries to help them with their efforts to combat climate change?
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“To coincide with Martin Luther King Day, a recent Zogby Interactive survey asked several questions about the state of race relations. Those results found significant differences between the attitudes of all adults and those of African Americans…”
More Zogby results on race relations can be found here.
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In a recent Zogby Interactive survey of adults nationwide, respondents were asked what invention or development over the past decade has had the greatest impact on society. The top 5 choices were high speed Internet (31%), email (15%), Google (8%), GPS (6%) and text messaging (6%).
When asked what technological development we may be likely to see in the next decade, the top choices were:
- Regular use of stem cells and cloning techniques to create human organs for transplant (49%)
- Computer chips implanted in people that can be used to monitor their health (38%)
- Robots capable of performing manual labor jobs (38%)
- Incorporation of virtual reality into home entertainment (35%)
- A cure for cancer (28%)
What invention or development over the past decade do you think has had the greatest impact on your life? Has it always been a fun thing to keep up with the new technologies? What technological development would you like to see in the upcoming decade? Why?
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A Zogby Interactive survey of adults nationwide recently asked a series of questions on economic outlook and personal plans. Crosstabs of personal finance outlook and New Year resolutions revealed interesting results.
Respondents who think that their personal financial situation will be better off next year are more likely to make New Year resolutions than others. For example, 45% of the better-off group is determined to lose weight in the New Year, compared to 27% of those who believe their personal financial situation will get worse and 28% of those who foresee no change in their financial situation next year. On a related note, we see 43% of the better-off people planning to exercise more while only 28% of the worse-off and 33% of the stay-the-same have the same resolution. On financial matters, 42% of the better-off people plan to save more money, compared to 22% of the worse-off and 22% of the stay-the-same group. On career planning, the better-off people (15%) are slightly more likely to have made a resolution to get a job or change jobs than the worse-off (7%) and the stay-the-same group (9%). Following the pattern described above, it came as no surprise that only 22% of the better-off respondents said that they would NOT make New Year’s resolutions, as against 42% of the worse-off group and 36% of the stay-the-same people.
What do you think accounts for the results described above? Are better-off people more optimistic in general and, as a result, more likely to make plans to achieve their goals? Or is it because people who are goal-oriented are more likely to improve their financial situations? Or is it lack of security/stability among the worse-off/stay-the-same group that makes them less motivated to make changes?
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In a recent Zogby Interactive survey of US adults nationwide, respondents were asked which word they would choose to define the decade from 2000 to 2010. Twenty-one percent of the sample chose the word “Terror” to define the decade, followed by 15% choosing the word “Decline”. Over 13% characterized the decade with “loss of personal freedom/civil liberties.” Another 12% chose “Greed.” Eight percent associated it with “Bush” while the same percent associated the decade with “Technology.”
Do you agree with any of the choices above? If not, which word would you choose to describe the past decade? On a predictive note, what do you think the next decade would be?
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In a recent Zogby Interactive survey of likely voters nationwide, respondents were asked if unions are good for the U.S. economy. Thirty-eight percent of the sample said “Yes” while 49% chose “No”. Thirteen percent of the respondents were not sure.
Subgroup analysis shows that groups more likely to think that unions are good for the U.S. economy include liberals (76%), Democrats (68%), African Americans and Hispanics (65%), respondents who are union members or who have family members in a union (57%) and people who never shop at Wal-Mart (60%). Groups that are more likely to think that unions are not good for the economy include conservatives and libertarians (88%), Republicans (83%), people who shop at Wal-Mart at least once a week (69%), respondents who consider themselves members of the investor class (59%), NASCAR fans (61%) and born-again Christians (62%).
Are you or anyone in your family a union member? What kind of role do you think unions play in the U.S. economic system? Do you think that unions help the U.S. economy grow? Or do unions make U.S. less competitive in the world market?
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In a recent Zogby Interactive survey of US adults nationwide, respondents were asked who would be the hardest person to shop for on their holiday list. Among those who are married (including those in civil union), 45% claim that the gift for their spouse will be the hardest to figure out, followed by 22% pointing to their parents. Only 3% of those who are married think that gifts for friends are the hardest to choose. In comparison, 50% of the singles think that their parents are the hardest to shop for and 13% of them scratch their head over the gift list for their friends. For those who are divorced, widowed or separated, 20% chose their parents and 13% picked their friends. Almost 60% of this group chose either “not sure” or “other.”
When asked what kind of gifts they hope to receive this holiday season, 32% prefer “almost all practical gifts” and 33% “mostly practical gifts”. About 17% of the respondents would like an “even split of practical and luxurious gifts” and less than 3% chose “mostly luxurious gifts” or “almost all luxurious gifts.” Sixteen percent of the respondents are not sure what gifts they hope to receive.
Have you started this year’s holiday shopping yet? Who do you find are the hardest to shop for? Has the economy affected your budget for gift shopping? What kind of holiday gifts would you like to receive?
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Zogby International was recently commissioned by CNBC to conduct an online survey (http://www.cnbc.com/id/34240337) of likely voters nationwide. A few questions were asked about U.S.-China economic relationships.
About 43% of the respondents are in favor of more protectionist policies against China compared to 33% who oppose and 24% who are not sure.
When asked, “which of the following best describes your view of China?” about 39% called China an economic enemy while 21% considered China an economic partner. Another 40% chose “neither” or “not sure.” Groups that are most likely to call China an economic enemy are NASCAR fans (56%), respondents with high school education or less (53%), conservatives (50%) and Republicans (49%).
When asked if the American worker can effectively compete against the Chinese, 56% said “yes” and 38% chose “no”. About 7% of the respondents were not sure.
What do you think? Is China an economic ally or enemy to the U.S.? Do you think that American workers can compete against the Chinese without the protectionist policies of the U.S. government? Do you think that the U.S. government should be more or less involved in U.S.-China economic relationships? Why?
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In a recent Zogby Interactive survey of likely voters nationwide, respondents were asked, “Do you support or oppose the efforts of Attorney General Eric Holder to move the jurisdiction for the 9/11 trial from a military tribunal at a military base to a federal court in New York City?” A majority (56%) of the sample strongly or somewhat oppose the efforts, compared to 37% who support the move. About 8% of the respondents chose “not sure.”
Groups that are more likely to support the efforts are liberals (74%), Democrats (65%), African Americans (58%), people who never shop at Wal-Mart (55%) and the 18-29 year olds (48%). Groups that are more likely to oppose the efforts are Republicans (93%), Born-again Christians (70%), conservatives and libertarians (94%), NASCAR fans (66%), people who shop at Wal-Mart every week (70%), and those who identified themselves as members of the investor class (70%).
Where do you think the trial should be held? What do you think are the major concerns behind people’s opposition to the move of the trial to New York City? Do you think these concerns are justified?
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