March 18, 2010
Gloomy Americans Bash Congress, Are Divided on Obama
Health Care Reform - Can't Live With It, or Without It
With Growing Awareness of Census, Most Ready to Fill Out Forms
Age and Education, Not Partisanship, Factors in Participation
Support for Alternative Energy and Offshore Drilling
Favorability Ratings of Labor Unions Fall Sharply
Midterm Election Challenges for Both Parties
Obama's Ratings Are Flat, Wall Street's Are Abysmal
Deficit Concerns Rise, But Solutions Are Elusive
GOP's Lead on Handling Deficit Mirrors '94
Democrats' Gloom and Doom Is Premature
Democrats' Edge Among Millennials Slips
A Pro-Government, Socially Liberal Generation
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
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Health Care Debate Dominates Interest and Coverage
More Democrats See Health Reform Passing
| Percent who followed this story most closely | ||
| News Story | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Health care reform |  |
33 |
| Economy | |
18 |
| Toyata problems | |
12 |
| Chile earthquake | |
12 |
| Iraq | |
7 |
| Massa resignation | |
1 |
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Young Adults Are Confident, Connected, Open to Change
Generations, like people, have personalities. A new study finds that Millennials — the American teens and twenty-somethings now making the passage into adulthood — are forging theirs: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and receptive to new ideas and ways of living.
QUIZ: How Millennial Are You?
VIDEO: Pew Research Millennials Conference
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
