Welcome to this week’s edition of Top Question Tuesday. Last week’s winning question will ask people if they think Americans with unhealthy habits should pay higher healthcare premiums.  Once we have results from the question we’ll post them on our blog.

This week’s user-submitted survey questions are below. The questions are shortened to save space on our blog post, but these are the basic ideas. Take a look through and then vote for the question you’d most like to see on a Zogby Interactive survey. As a reminder, if you’d like to submit a question to be considered for a Top Question Tuesday Zogby survey, use the “Top Question Tuesday” box on the right of the page. And if you’d like to join Zogby’s interactive panel to answer questions similar to these, click here.

1. The PBS children’s television show Sesame Street recently celebrated 40 years of being on the air. Which of the following muppets is your favorite Sesame Street muppet, or are you unfamiliar with the show?
Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Oscar, Grover, Elmo, The Count, another muppet, or are you too unfamiliar with the show to choose.

2. Do you plan to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving?

3. How many working TVs are used in your household? None, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more

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Leann Uncategorized health, shopping, television, Top Question Tuesday, work, zogby

We recently included several winning Top Question Tuesday selections on an interactive poll. Stay tuned to this blog as we’ll be releasing the results over the next several weeks! And don’t forget to submit your own nominations for Top Question Tuesday using the box on the right of this blog.

One question we asked concerned respondents’ feelings about a potential link between cell phones and cancer.  The question noted that “some scientists suggest there is no link between cell phone usage and cancer, while other scientists argue there is a link. How concerned are you that long-term cell phone usage can cause cancer?”.

Overall, 42% of the sample was concerned (10% very concerned, 32% somewhat concerned), and 56% of the sample was not concerned (36% not very concerned, 20% not at all concerned).  Young people were slightly more average than likely to not be concerned, with 62% of those 18-29 saying they were not very or not at all  that long-term cellphone usage can cause cancer. Those who described themselves as very cosnservative were also more likely than average to not be concerned, with 63% of this group saying they were not very or not at all concerned.

Liberals (46% ) and  females (45%) were the  few groups that were more likely than other groups to be concerned about links between cellphones and cancer.  However, even these two groups had the majority of their respondents say they were not concerned.

How concerned are you about a potential link between cell phones and cancer? How about concern for your kids, many of whom may have had cell phones since a young age?  Do you believe the scientific evidence is currently strong enough to either prove or disprove a connection?

Katy health, technology elections, health, lifestyle, technology, Top Question Tuesday

We recently included several winning Top Question Tuesday selections on an interactive poll. Stay tuned to this blog as we’ll be releasing the results over the next several weeks! And don’t forget to submit your own nominations for Top Question Tuesday using the box on the right of this blog.

One question asked whether Americans should be allowed to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes. Overall, 68% of the sample believed yes,  Americans  should be allowed to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes, while 22% of the sample believed they should not, and 10% were not sure.

Groups that were more likely than average to say yes included those 18-29 (83%), progressives (96%), liberals (92%), and Democrats (83%). Groups that were more likely than average to say no included conservatives (37%),  very conservatives (49%), and Republicans (37%). However, even most of  these groups had more respondents answer yes than no; in fact, the very conservatives were the only group in our survey that had more people answer no than yes.

What are your feelings on medical marijuana? Why should people be allowed or not allowed to smoke for medicinal purposes?  Does it surprise you that majorities of most groups in America believe people should be allowed to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes, but relatively few locations have laws which permit this? Is this likely to change in the future?

Katy health, politics culture, elections, future, health, politics, Top Question Tuesday

Welcome to this week’s edition of Top Question Tuesday. (Yes, we realize it’s Wednesday!) Last week’s winning question will ask people if they are concerned about a potential link of long-term cell phone usage and cancer on an upcoming survey.  Once we have results we’ll post them on our blog.

This week’s user-submitted survey questions are below. The questions are shortened to save space on our blog post, but these are the basic ideas. Take a look through and then vote for the question you’d most like to see on a Zogby Interactive survey. As a reminder, if you’d like to submit a question to be considered for a Top Question Tuesday Zogby survey, use the “Top Question Tuesday” box on the right of the page. And if you’d like to join Zogby’s interactive panel to answer questions similar to these, click here.

1. Do you agree or disagree that Americans with unhealthy habits should pay higher insurance premiums?

2. Do you think American autos will become more popular in the US, less popular in the US, or will their popularity remain the same?

3. Which of the following comes closest to your own opinion?

Statement A:  The mountaintop removal of coal is necessary to ensure the efficient and cost effective mining of coal.  I think the practice is acceptable if it means I pay less for electricity.

Statement B:  The mountaintop removal of coal causes long-term environmental damage to mountains and pollutes water sources.  I would be willing to pay more for electricity if it meant a ban on all mountaintop removal.

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Leann Uncategorized environment, health, Top Question Tuesday, zogby

We recently included several winning Top Question Tuesday selections on an interactive poll. Stay tuned to this blog as we’ll be releasing the results over the next several weeks! And don’t forget to submit your own nominations for Top Question Tuesday using the box on the right of this blog.

One question asked people how strongly they agreed or disagreed with the following statement: “I am angry at the U.S. government over the current state of the economy.” Overall, 49% strongly agreed, 27% somewhat agreed, 16% somewhat disagreed, and 6% strongly disagreed with this statement.

Groups that were more likely to strongly agree were those over 65 (58%),  those living in rural areas (59%), conservatives (71%) and very conservatives (82%).  Groups that were more likely to somewhat or strongly disagree were those 18-29  (33% somewhat or strongly disagreed, compared to 22% of the overall population),  those with a college degree  (31%), liberals (43%), and progressives (40%).

Are you surprised by these results? Do you believe anger at the US government over the state of the economy is likely to increase or decrease in the coming year?

Katy Uncategorized economy, elections, Top Question Tuesday

We recently included several winning Top Question Tuesday selections on an interactive poll. Stay tuned to this blog as we’ll be releasing the results over the next several weeks! And don’t forget to submit your own nominations for Top Question Tuesday using the box on the right of this blog.

One question asked whether respondents planned to be vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu virus this year. Overall, 1% of the respondents had already been vaccinated, 31% said they planned to be vaccinated, 54% did not plan to be vaccinated, and 15% were not sure.

Groups that were more likely than average to say they planned to be vaccinated were  those with a college education or higher (36% planned to be vaccinated), those who live in large cities (36%), liberals (42%),  and those over aged 65 years old (38%). However, no demographic subgroup had more than 50% of respondents planning to be vaccinated, and liberals were the only group where those who said they would  be vaccinated outnumbered those who said they would not.

Do you plan on being vaccinated this year? What factors are affecting your decision? Why do you think so many people do not plan to be vaccinated?

Katy Uncategorized education, elections, health, polls, Top Question Tuesday

Welcome to this week’s edition of Top Question Tuesday. Last week’s winning question asked people if they think Americans should be allowed to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes.  We’ll put this question on an upcoming interactive survey and blog about the results soon.

This week’s user-submitted survey questions are below. The questions are shortened to save space on our blog post, but these are the basic ideas. Take a look through and then vote for the question you’d most like to see on a Zogby Interactive survey. As a reminder, if you’d like to submit a question to be considered for a Top Question Tuesday Zogby survey, use the “Top Question Tuesday” box on the right of the page. And if you’d like to join Zogby’s interactive panel to answer questions similar to these, click here.

1. Some scientists suggest there is no link between cell phone usage and cancer; other scientists argue there is a link. How concerned are you that long-term cell phone usage can cause cancer?

2. As the holiday season approaches, are you looking forward to the season, dreading the season, or somewhere in the middle?

3. Have you already or do you plan to see the Michael Jackson movie, ‘This Is It’?

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Leann Uncategorized Top Question Tuesday, war, zogby

We recently included several winning Top Question Tuesday selections on an interactive poll. Stay tuned to this blog as we’ll be releasing the results over the next several weeks! And don’t forget to submit your own nominations for Top Question Tuesday using the box on the right of this blog.

One question asked respondents if they couldn’t live in the US or US territories anymore, which area of the world would they choose for their new home. Overall, 24% of those surveyed selected Australia/New Zealand, 19% selected Canada, 17% said Western Europe, 16% were not sure, and 9% selected the Caribbean. All other options (Central America, Mexico, South America, North Africa, Southern Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Antarctica) received less than 3% of the total.

Age, race, gender, education and whether one lived in a large city, small city, suburb or rural area had minimal impact on the region or country selected. Progressives and liberals were more likely than average to favor Canada, with 36% of progressives and 33% of liberals selecting this country. Conservatives and very conservatives were more likely than average to favor Australia/New Zealand, with 38% of conservatives and 40% of very conservatives selecting this region. This pattern was also seen with Democrats and Republicans, with 30% of Democrats selecting Canada and 36% of Republicans selecting Australia/New Zealand.

If you could no longer live in the US, where would you move and why?

Katy global issues, international education, elections, global issues, lifestyles, middle east, race, Top Question Tuesday

Welcome to this week’s edition of Top Question Tuesday. Last week’s winning question asked people if they think President Obama has brought transparency to government.  We’ll put this question on an upcoming interactive survey and blog about the results soon.

This week’s user-submitted survey questions are below. The questions are shortened to save space on our blog post, but these are the basic ideas. Take a look through and then vote for the question you’d most like to see on a Zogby Interactive survey. As a reminder, if you’d like to submit a question to be considered for a Top Question Tuesday Zogby survey, use the “Top Question Tuesday” box on the right of the page. And if you’d like to join Zogby’s interactive panel to answer questions similar to these, click here.

1. Do you think that there will be bigger bargains on Black Friday this year compared to years past?

2. Do you think that Americans should be allowed to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes?

3. Which of the following statements comes closest to your own opinion?
Statement A:  I enjoy a majority of reality TV shows and I hope these types of shows continue to air in the future.
Statement B: I enjoy a few reality TV shows and I hope a few of these types of shows continue to air in the future.
Statement C: I do not enjoy any reality TV shows and I hope these types of shows do not continue to air into the future.
None of these statements

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Leann Uncategorized future, Obama, Top Question Tuesday, zogby

Welcome to this week’s edition of Top Question Tuesday. Last week’s winning question asked people where they would live if they could no longer live in the United States.  We’ll put this question on an upcoming interactive survey and blog about the results soon.

This week’s user-submitted survey questions are below. The questions are shortened to save space on our blog post, but these are the basic ideas. Take a look through and then vote for the question you’d most like to see on a Zogby Interactive survey. As a reminder, if you’d like to submit a question to be considered for a Top Question Tuesday Zogby survey, use the “Top Question Tuesday” box on the right of the page. And if you’d like to join Zogby’s interactive panel to answer questions similar to these, click here.

1. How much of your healthcare premium is your household (you and/or your spouse/domestic partner) responsible for paying each month?

2. Do you think American society as a whole has become ruder within the past 10 years?

3. During his election campaign, President Obama vowed to bring about more transparency in government. Since he took office, do you believe there is now more transparency in government compared to the Bush administration, less transparency, or is the level of transparency about the same?

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Leann Uncategorized health, Obama, Top Question Tuesday, zogby