Public's Priorities for 2010: Economy, Jobs, Terrorism
Energy Concerns Fall, Deficit Concerns Rise
Most View Census Positively, But Some Have Doubts
Age, Education, Ethnic and Partisan Gaps
Obama Image Unscathed By Terrorism Controversy
Few See Personal Upside to Health Care Reform
Current Decade Rates as Worst in 50 Years
Internet, Cell Phones Are Changes for the Better
February 4, 2010
Millennials' Lukewarm Support For Health Care Bills
Many Are Uninsured Yet Most Are Unengaged
Inviting Centrists to the Tea Party
Olympics Bridge Gender Divide In Sports Interest
Almost All Millennials Accept Interracial Dating and Marriage
It's All About Jobs, Except When It's Not
Unemployment and Presidential Approval Ratings 1981-2009
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Scientific Achievements Less Prominent Than a Decade Ago
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Public Focus Still on Haiti; Media Shifts to State of Union
Most Say Passage of Health Care Legislation Unlikely
| Percent who followed this story most closely | ||
| News Story | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Haiti |  |
40 |
| Health care | |
18 |
| Economy | |
15 |
| State of the Union | |
8 |
| Toyota recall | |
5 |
| Iraq | |
4 |
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End of Communism Cheered but Now with More Reservations
Publics of former Iron Curtain countries generally look back approvingly at the collapse of communism. Majorities in most former Soviet republics and Eastern European countries endorse the emergence of democracy and capitalism. However, the initial enthusiasm about these changes has dimmed in most of the countries surveyed.
Most Mexicans See Better Life in U.S. - One-in-Three Would Migrate
Mexicans are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the direction of their country and nearly six-in-ten say those who leave their country for the United States enjoy a better life there. One-in-three would move to the U.S. if they had the opportunity.
Growing Concerns about Extremism, Continuing Discontent with U.S.
Pakistani public opinion has turned against al Qaeda and the Taliban, and no fewer than 69% of those polled express worry that extremists will take control of the nation.
Confidence in Obama Lifts U.S. Image Around the World
Most Muslim Publics Not So Easily Moved
