Eighty-seven percent (87%) of Americans feel the media pays too much attention to celebrities, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But 84% of Adults also admit that Americans pay too much attention to celebrity news and not enough attention to news that has real impact on their lives.
So how do Americans feel about some of the prominent celebrities in the news - for better or worse - in recent days?
Americans have fairly mixed feelings about the government regulating what they eat.
Just over half of Americans communicate via e-mail daily, but if they were charged even a small amount for each one sent, the number of e-mail users drops dramatically.
Roughly half of American Adults think postage stamps cost too much, and they're willing to sacrifice a day of delivery to keep the cost of stamps down.
The All-Star Game has been a Major League Baseball tradition since 1933, showcasing the best players in the game, and most baseball fans want to keep that tradition going.
Longtime New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter earns more votes than any other American League player for this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols earns more votes than any other National League player to start in this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
As the 2010 Major League Baseball season reaches its halfway point, fans of the game still think the New York Yankees will most likely win their second straight World Series Championship.
Happy Fourth of July everyone! As we embrace the anniversary of our independence, 63% of American Adults say that the Fourth of July is one of our nation’s most important holidays. Just 5% declare it among the least important, while 32% think it’s somewhere in between, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
After many popular television series were canceled or some shows simply ended this year, Rasmussen Reports became curious. We wanted to know what shows TV viewers would miss the most.
Just over one-out-of-four Americans (26%) continue to believe cigarette smoking should be against the law in this country, a finding that's changed little from previous surveys. Sixty-three percent (63%) disagree and say smoking should not be outlawed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Forty-one percent (41%) of American adults who have been following the World Cup think it’s at least somewhat likely the United States will win the soccer championship title, but that includes just eight percent (8%) who say it's Very Likely.
The majority (71%) of American Adults continue to believe that being a father is one of the most important roles a man can fill in today’s world, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Twelve percent (12%) disagree, and 17% are not sure.?
While the divorce rate in the United States is one of the highest in the world, 80% of Americans believe it’s Very Important for children to grow up in a home with both their parents.
Following umpire Jim Joyce’s botched call robbing Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga of a perfect game earlier this month, 58% of Likely Voters in Michigan say baseball Commissioner Bud Selig should overturn the call.
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Americans say it is too hard to get a student loan for college in this country today, while just 13% believe it’s too easy.
Americans aren't reading much more these days, but when they do, slightly more are reading on electronic devices like Amazon’s Kindle or Barnes and Noble’s Nook.
Sports championship games are an important part of many Americans’ lives, and the Super Bowl is by far the winner in terms of which one is watched the most.
Don't tell the rest of the world as they zero in on the World Cup matches beginning next week in South Africa, but one-out-of-three Americans don't even know what sport will be played in those games.
