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Growing Number of Americans Still Don’t Think Vaccines Are Important

Posted: January 15, 2020 at 6:20 am

There is an ongoing battle in the United States about whether vaccines are useful as a way to protect people, and in particular children, from a disease. A minority of ...
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More Americans Delay Medical Treatment Because of Cost

Posted: December 10, 2019 at 7:00 am

Some sick Americans have probably become sicker because they do not believe they can pay for appropriate treatment. And the trend has spiked since last year. A new Gallup poll ...
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Nearly 1 in 2 Families Are Struggling With Addiction

Posted: October 16, 2019 at 10:01 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 3:31 am

As news of the opioid epidemic is on front pages around the country, that and other substance abuse problems, which include alcohol, plague almost half of America's families. Portions of ...
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Number of People Worried About Mass Shootings Rises

Posted: October 12, 2019 at 9:05 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 2:03 am

As the visibility and number of mass shootings in the United States rises, so has the worry that people or their families will be victims. The figure has risen particularly ...
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American Trust in Mass Media Slides

Posted: September 26, 2019 at 6:40 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 3:55 am

Mass media, which supplies much of the information viewed and read by Americans, is widely mistrusted, according to new research. Concerns about partisanship and a lack of accuracy are the ...
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Economic Confidence Hits Lowest Level Since Government Shutdown

Posted: September 20, 2019 at 6:20 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 2:21 am

The economic confidence of Americans has hit the lowest level since the federal government shutdown ended in January. Some of the drop has to do with worries about a recession. ...
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Record High Number of Americans Fear They’d Be a Victim of a Mass Shooting

Posted: September 10, 2019 at 10:01 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 2:39 am

Mass shootings in the United States seem to happen nearly weekly. In fact, by one count there have been 279 mass shootings in 2019 already. The tragedies are so frequent ...
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Liquor Catches Wine as Second Most Popular Adult Beverage

Posted: August 10, 2019 at 9:30 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 5:04 am

Beer remains the American favorite adult beverage. For years, it was followed by wine, while liquor trailed far behind. That changed sharply in the past year. According to a new ...
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Americans Want the Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco Raised

Posted: August 5, 2019 at 11:51 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 7:09 am

In many states, people under 21 years old can buy tobacco products. Most Americans don't approve of this and want the age barrier to be above 21. This, in turn, ...
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Worry and Sadness Hit Record Highs Worldwide

Posted: April 25, 2019 at 10:36 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 5:15 am

New research shows that around the world, people have not been sadder or worried more in over a decade. These are described as "negative experiences" in the survey, which include ...
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Nearly Half of Americans Say Their Taxes Are Too High, Lowest Level Since 1956

Posted: April 15, 2019 at 6:25 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 5:35 am

It is tax day, a day many Americans dread as they turn over their IRS paperwork, and sometimes a check, to the federal government. A new survey shows that 45% ...
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Americans Borrowed $88 Billion for Health Care Last Year

Posted: April 2, 2019 at 6:20 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 5:47 am

Health care costs in the United States are generally measured as the highest in the world. Last year, many Americans could not afford their health care costs and so borrowed ...
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Concern About Sexual Harassment Drops Sharply Among Men

Posted: March 18, 2019 at 7:10 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 9:56 am

The effects of the #MeToo movement and other actions to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace have started to fade rapidly among men with a sharp drop in those who ...
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Number of Uninsured Americans Hits 4-Year High

Posted: January 23, 2019 at 6:25 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 12:19 pm

The number of uninsured Americans reached 13.7% in the fourth quarter of last year, the highest rate since 2014. The rate also rose from 10.9% in 2016, and that increase ...
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Americans Ready To Increase Spending As They Shop For Holidays

Posted: October 29, 2017 at 7:38 am

It will be a good holiday for many retailers. The "mood" of American shoppers is excellent as the holiday season approaches, according to data from Gallup. The report does not ...
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