Only 13% Rate Labor Day One of the Nation's Most Important Holidays
Just 13% of Americans now believe that Labor Day is one of the nation's most important holidays, down seven points from a year ago.
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September 7, 2009
September 6, 2009
59% Celebrate Labor Day As The End of Summer
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Americans celebrate Labor Day as the unofficial end of summer.
September 4, 2009
58% Say Economy Forced Cuts in Their Summer Vacation Spending
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of American adults who took a vacation this summer said economic conditions caused them to cut back on how much they spent.
September 3, 2009
Patriots and Steelers Top Choices to Win Super Bowl This Year
The return of Tom Brady has football fans believing that the New England Patriots can regain their Super Bowl form this year.
September 2, 2009
One in Four Baseball Fans Pick the Yankees to Win 2009 World Series
In the course of just over one month, baseball fans have shifted their prediction for this year’s World Series Championship team from the Boston Red Sox to their arch rivals, the New York Yankees.
August 28, 2009
52% Oppose Plan to Sell Beer Cans With School Colors
At least 25 well-known colleges and universities nationwide have asked Anheuser-Busch to drop its “Fan Cans” campaign, which features school colors on Bud Light cans, amidst fears it will promote underage drinking.
August 28, 2009
51% Rate Alcohol More Dangerous Than Marijuana
Pot or not, that is the question.
Fifty-one percent (51%) of American adults say alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 19% disagree and say pot is worse.
August 25, 2009
18% Right About "Transformers" Storming the First-Weekend Box Office
In a prediction challenge issued in early May, Rasmussen Reports asked adults which film would be the summer's biggest opening weekend blockbuster.
August 21, 2009
This Summer, Cookouts Were Hot, Concerts Were Not
Labor Day's almost here, so in a new Rasmussen Reports survey, we asked Americans what they did this summer.
August 18, 2009
46% Say Colleges Don’t Monitor Student Behavior Enough
The plurality of American adults (46%) believes colleges and universities do not do enough to monitor students’ behavior, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 18, 2009
80% Expect Bad Economy To Lead To More Crime
Eighty percent (80%) of Americans say current economic conditions in the country are at least somewhat likely to lead to increased crime. Forty-seven percent (47%) say they are very likely to do so.
August 17, 2009
44% Say Admission to National Parks Should Be Free
Forty-four percent (44%) of American adults think admission to U.S. national parks should always be free, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 17, 2009
Only 39% Say Woodstock Could Occur Peacefully Today
Forty years ago 400,000 people descended on a small town 80 miles northwest of New York City and staged a music festival that would become the symbol of a generation.
August 14, 2009
17% Say 'American Idol' Will Be Worse Without Abdul
Paula Abdul has quit her job as judge for "American Idol," but just 17% of adults say the show will be worse now that she is gone, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 13, 2009
45% of Internet Users Say Charging for Content Will Hurt Newspapers
Forty-five percent (45%) of Internet users say a plan by at least one major news organization to charge for online content is likely to hurt the newspapers in question financially, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 11, 2009
65% Say They’re Likely to Get Swine Flu Vaccine
Sixty-five percent (65%) of Americans say they are at least somewhat likely to get the swine flu vaccine if it becomes available, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Thirty-eight percent (38%) say they are very likely to do so.
August 7, 2009
71% See Book Learning As Key To Success
Get smart, but do it in school. That seems to be the message from a sizable majority of American adults.
August 6, 2009
40% Likely To Buy An All-Electric Car In Next 10 Years
President Obama yesterday announced $2.4 billion in federal grants to spur the production of electric cars in this country, and 40% of Americans say they are at least somewhat likely to buy an all-electric car within the next decade. But only 14% say it’s very likely.
August 6, 2009
55% Oppose Commission To Keep News Industry Going
As far as the public is concerned, the embattled U.S. news media is on its own.
August 5, 2009
68% Oppose Year-Round Schooling
Communities across the country have been toying with the idea of shifting to year-round schooling for educational and budget reasons, but 68% of Americans oppose extending the school year to a 12-month calendar.
