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January 25, 2010

Public's Priorities for 2010: Economy, Jobs, Terrorism

Energy Concerns Fall, Deficit Concerns Rise

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January 28, 2010

Senate Legislative Process A Mystery To Many

Political Knowledge Update

January 20, 2010

Most View Census Positively, But Some Have Doubts

Age, Education, Ethnic and Partisan Gaps

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January 14, 2010

Obama Image Unscathed By Terrorism Controversy

Few See Personal Upside to Health Care Reform

January 12, 2010

Blacks Upbeat about Black Progress, Prospects

A Year After Obama's Election

December 21, 2009

Current Decade Rates as Worst in 50 Years

Internet, Cell Phones Are Changes for the Better

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February 4, 2010

Millennials' Lukewarm Support For Health Care Bills

Many Are Uninsured Yet Most Are Unengaged

January 26, 2010

It's All About Jobs, Except When It's Not

Unemployment and Presidential Approval Ratings 1981-2009

January 21, 2010

Michelle Obama's Strong Personal Image

Views of Recent First Ladies


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January 11, 2010

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America's Place in the World

U.S. Seen as Less Important, China as More Powerful

Isolationist Sentiment Surges to Four-Decade High

Science Survey

Public Praises Science; Scientists Fault Public, Media

Scientific Achievements Less Prominent Than a Decade Ago

The 2009 Values Survey

Independents Take Center Stage in Obama Era

Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2009

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News Interest Index
January 25 - 31

Public Focus Still on Haiti; Media Shifts to State of Union

Most Say Passage of Health Care Legislation Unlikely

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Haiti Bar 40
Health care Bar 18
Economy Bar 15
State of the Union Bar 8
Toyota recall Bar 5
Iraq Bar 4
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Global Attitudes
Global Attitudes Project
November 2, 2009

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.

September 23, 2009

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.

August 13, 2009

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.

July 23, 2009

Confidence in Obama Lifts U.S. Image Around the World

Most Muslim Publics Not So Easily Moved