Kate Davies
  • Gun control: now is the time to talk about itArticle

    Gun control: now is the time to talk about it

    Americans support directing more money and attention to mental health issues and banning assault weapons, as a means to curb gun violence in the U.S., according to the latest YouGov Omnibus survey. When asked to identify which ONE measure would most reduce tragic mass shootings – like that which took ...

    14 Jan 2013
  • Americans favor action as Syria seen as a "threat" to Mid-East stabilityArticle

    Americans favor action as Syria seen as a "threat" to Mid-East stability

    A recent YouGov Omnibus poll, conducted shortly before this weekend’s rare public appearance by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, finds that most Americans believe that the situation in Syria could pose a “major” threat to the stability of the Middle East, and to the security of Israel. During his first <a ...

    07 Jan 2013
  • Question of the day findings: Most popular 'alternative' appsArticle

    Question of the day findings: Most popular 'alternative' apps

    Perhaps you bought a mobile device for practical reasons – to keep up to date and be easily contactable on the move. But sometimes what makes a gadget like a smartphone or tablet really worthwhile are the added extras – quirky and ingenious apps that make your life easier or ...

    17 Jul 2012
  • Question of the day findings: Involvement in SyriaArticle

    Question of the day findings: Involvement in Syria

    Hillary Clinton was reported recently to have said that Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad's 'days are numbered', as the Syrian opposition forces are becoming more effective in their defense. Senator John McCain also suggested the US hadn't done enough to help solve the crisis in Syria, asserting that the US had ...

    13 Jul 2012
  • Question of the day findings: The economy in EuropeArticle

    Question of the day findings: The economy in Europe

    With the recent G20 meeting held in Mexico, the decision by European central banks to slash interest rates, and the ongoing debates about the future of the Euro and the best way to reduce deficits, we thought we’d throw the question open to our panelists. Out of Europe, Latin ...

    13 Jul 2012
  • Question of the day findings: The politics of outsourcingArticle

    Question of the day findings: The politics of outsourcing

    President Obama recently attacked Mitt Romney for allegedly advising companies about outsourcing jobs to places like India and China during his time at Bain Capitol. With that in mind, we thought it worth asking what you thought about the issue of outsourcing. Some economists argue that in a globalized world, ...

    08 Jul 2012
  • Question of the day findings: Attitudes towards SCOTUS ruling on Afforable CareArticle

    Question of the day findings: Attitudes towards SCOTUS ruling on Afforable Care

    Americans are “closely divided on both the law as a whole as well as on the more general question of whether it is the government’s responsibility to provide universal health coverage”. In order to understand a little more about why these divisions exist, we at YouGov thought we’d throw it open to our ‘Question of the day’ respondents: did SCOTUS make the right or wrong decision, and – whatever your view – why?

    03 Jul 2012
  • Question of the day findings: Attitudes towards Executive Privilege and Fast & FuriousArticle

    Question of the day findings: Attitudes towards Executive Privilege and Fast & Furious

    House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) recently criticized Barack Obama's assertion of executive privilege during the committee’s probe of the botched Fast and Furious gun running sting. Our latest Economist/YouGov survey indicates Americans are fairly divided in their view about the intentions of the congressional investigation of the Fast and Furious operation, though slightly more (49% compared to 43%) think it is about politics rather than finding out what really happened.

    03 Jul 2012
  • Question of the day findings: Attitudes towards SCOTUS ruling on Arizona immigration lawArticle

    Question of the day findings: Attitudes towards SCOTUS ruling on Arizona immigration law

    According to the latest nationally-representative Economist/YouGov survey Americans tend to favor Monday's Supreme Court decision to uphold the provision of Arizona's immigration law that requires police to check the immigration status of suspects they detain if they believe the suspects are in the U.S. illegally.  But what about the ...

    28 Jun 2012
  • Socialized healthcare: comparing British and American attitudesArticle

    Socialized healthcare: comparing British and American attitudes

    With the Supreme Court making ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) this week, YouGov decided to canvass attitudes from their panelists in the UK and the US – two very disparate systems – to find out a little more about socialized healthcare versus insurance based healthcare, and to see how participants really felt about their own system, as well as that of their counterparts across the pond.

    27 Jun 2012