Dated 4–10 April, 2010WEST EUROPE
Britons Despondent About Economy as Election Nears
Many adults in Britain believe the country has not rebounded from the global financial crisis, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 83 per cent of respondents rate the economic conditions in the United Kingdom as poor or very poor.
April 06, 2010
British Tories Start Campaign with 11-Point Lead
Britain’s Conservative Party holds a comfortable lead over Labour as the electoral campaign begins, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 37 per cent of respondents would vote for the Tories in the May ballot, down one point since early April.
April 10, 2010
Sarkozy’s Popularity Slides Further in France
Just over a third of people in France are still satisfied with Nicolas Sarkozy, according to a poll by LH2. 35 per cent of respondents have a positive opinion of the president, down four points since February.
April 09, 2010
NORTH AMERICA
Green Behaviors Common in U.S., but Not Increasing
Americans are today no more environmentally friendly in their actions than they were at the turn of the century. While more than three in four recycle, have reduced household energy use, and buy environmentally friendly products, these numbers have barely budged since 2000.
April 9, 2010
Democratic Party Image Drops to Record Low
Americans' favorable rating of the Democratic Party dropped to 41% in a late March USA Today/Gallup poll, the lowest point in the 18-year history of this measure. Favorable impressions of the Republican Party are now at 42%, thus closing the gap between the two parties' images that has prevailed for the past four years.
April 8, 2010
Voters Rate Economy as Top Issue for 2010
Fifty-seven percent of registered voters say the economy will be extremely important to their vote for Congress this year, making it the top issue in the 2010 elections. Healthcare, unemployment, and the federal budget deficit rank behind the economy in importance, with the environment the least important of the seven issues tested in the March 26-28 USA Today/Gallup poll.
April 8, 2010
Voters Issue Strong Rebuke of Incumbents in Congress
A record-low percentage of U.S. voters -- 28% -- say most members of Congress deserve to be re-elected. The previous low was 29% in October 1992.
April 7, 2010
Parties Even in Congressional Midterm Preferences
Gallup Daily tracking for the week ending April 4 finds the two major parties tied at 46% in the congressional voting preferences of registered voters nationally. In the two weeks since Congress passed healthcare reform on March 21, Democrats have tied or trailed the Republicans, after having at least a slight advantage in the weeks prior.
April 7, 2010
U.S. Birth Rate Decline Linked to Recession
Birth rates in the United States began to decline in 2008 after rising to their highest level in two decades, and the decrease appears to be linked to the recession, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of state fertility and economic data.
April 6, 2010
Most Support Stronger Regulations on Big Banks, Taxing Them To Pay Back Bailouts
Legislative proposals to regulate financial institutions and limit their size have the support of a majority of likely voters, including 55% who favor a tax on large banks to cover any government losses from bailouts.
April 08, 2010
Americans' Confidence in Banks Remains at Historical Low
As the Senate considers financial reform legislation, a new Gallup poll shows that Americans' confidence in banks has not returned on Main Street as it has on Wall Street. The percentage of Americans saying they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in U.S. banks is now 20% -- not much different from the 18% of a year ago or the 22% of last summer. Four in 10 Americans currently say they have "very little" confidence in U.S. financial institutions.
April 6, 2010
Americans Prioritize Energy Over Environment for First Time
Americans are more likely to say the U.S. should prioritize development of energy supplies than to say it should prioritize protecting the environment, the first time more have favored energy production over environmental protection in this question's 10-year history.
April 6, 2010
U.S. Job Creation Improves in the West in March
Gallup's Job Creation Index -- based on 16,778 U.S. employees' self-reports of hiring and firing activity at their workplaces -- shows that employees' perceptions of current job market conditions nationwide were essentially unchanged in March. Twenty-six percent report that their companies are hiring, while 24% say their companies are letting people go.
April 2, 2010
Half of Americans Back High-Speed Railways
Many adults in the United States are in favour of a proposal to create ten regional high-speed rail corridors in the country, according to a poll by Angus Reid Global Monitor. 49 per cent of respondents support this idea, while 26 per cent oppose it.
April 08, 2010
Canadians Content with Governor General Jean
Many adults in Canada are satisfied with the performance of their governor general, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 57 per cent of respondents approve of the way Michaëlle Jean has handled her duties, while 26 per cent disapprove.
April 05, 2010
LATIN AMERICA
Majority in Mexico Share Neighborhoods With Gangs
Nearly three years after Mexico launched its war against the drug cartels, Gallup data show drug traffickers and gangs remain entrenched in many neighborhoods -- particularly in Mexico's northern and central regions. More than half of Mexicans surveyed in August 2009 said gangs are present in their vicinity and 43% said drug trafficking takes place there.
April 9, 2010
MULTI-COUNTRY POLLS
Hungary Dissatisfied with Democracy, but Not its Ideals
With parliamentary elections approaching, Hungarians are in a funk. Nearly unanimously, they say the economy is in bad shape, and a stunning 72% say most Hungarians are actually worse off now economically than they were under communism. But Hungary's malaise is not all about economics -- most are frustrated with politics too. Overwhelmingly, Hungarians are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working and discontent with political elites, with about three-in-four saying political corruption is a major problem.
April 7, 2010
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