For those of us living in a city full of trucks, construction noise and thoughtless neighbors, it is almost unimaginable that for 40 percent of Americans, noise poliution is not a problem at all. In fact only 5 percent of Americans are affected a lot by the noise around them, ...
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Think about it. When you’re asked to consider whether today, or some undefined period yesteryear, is a preferable time in which to live, what would you say? Most people tend to respond with the undefined period yesteryear. Irrespective of whether it was, the past tends to feel easier; less stressful; ...
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Last month billionaire-backed company Planetary Resources Inc announced its intention to mine asteroids close to Earth for their precious metals and water. The company claims that although there are huge technological hurdles to be overcome, the idea is no stranger than deep-sea oil drilling operations. Although a big idea for ...
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(Week of 4/28/2012) You might think Mitt Romney’s base problem can be boiled down to one statistic from the Economist/YouGov poll: Only 41% of conservatives rate Romney a conservative (and only 5% of conservatives rate him very conservative). That raises the question: Does it take one to know who is ...
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(Week of 4/28/2012) Strong majorities of Democrats approve of President Obama’s job performance on every issue in this week’s Economist/YouGov poll, from three-quarters support or more from Democrats on Obama’s performance on terrorism, Iraq, health care and taxes, plus more than two-thirds support on Afghanistan, the economy, the environment, Medicare ...
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Wal-Mart’s Mexico bribery scandal might be causing the retailer some pain in the US and may yet force personnel resignations, but other brands like Target and Taco Bell experienced significantly worse perception crises in the past 18 months and they took two months to mend. Wal-Mart’s recent consumer perception decline ...
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(Week of 4/28/2012) The immigration issue, broadly defined, is a partisan issue. Overall, 38% say it is a serious problem in their local community, including 29% of Democrats, 40% of Independents and 49% of Republicans. It is very much a geographic issue, cited as a serious problem in the local ...
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(Week of 4/28/2012) The rapid economic rise of China is quickly changing the landscape of world politics and American foreign policy. In the latest Economist/YouGov poll, Americans express a view about China’s rise that is neither optimistic nor pessimistic. 44% say China’s rise is both a good and bad thing, ...
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(Week of 4/28/2012) The killing of Osama Bin Laden one year ago was a major cause for celebration and a high mark in the government’s now decade-long fight against terrorism. In the wake of news about Bin Laden’s death, a special Economist/YouGov poll was conducted at this time last year ...
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After the 2008 presidential election, we published an article with evidence that Barack Obama’s margin of victory was reduced by racially intolerant voters. In particular, we found that the negative effects of economic decline on support for the party in power (the Republicans) were blunted by racial attitudes, which saw ...
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