A poll by YouGov conducted in the days following the 2022 Midterm General Election finds that Americans are split on if they think a divided congress would be a good or bad thing. Many expected this to happen by November…
Author: Anne Whitaker, Editor
Election Day in the United States is tomorrow (November 8) and a new Economist/YouGov poll finds that both Democrats and Republicans are worried about it. Democrats are worried about potential of voter intimidation or the spreading of COVID-19 with in-person…
Thanksgiving Dinners Back On After Pandemic Pause
ButcherBox, a subscriptions service focused on meats, recently conducted a study that revealed 32% of Americans expect their Thanksgiving gatherings to be larger this year than last. Nearly 30% of respondents said they will be hosting 10-19 people this year.…
Wealth and Inequality by Household Type in the U.S.
Wealth inequalities persisted in 2019, according to the latest Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) data released in October 2021. Wealth is the value of assets owned minus the liabilities (debts) owed. As described in a previous report on household wealth in 2017,…
Four in the registered voters in the United States say that they have already voted or plan to vote early for the upcoming Midterm elections. in 2010 only 26% of voters voted early compared to 41% this year. Early voters…
Most Americans Don’t Understand Nutrition
Now, that Halloween has passed, the holiday season is jus around the corner. And in American, holidays mean food. New data from nutrition and food tracking app, MyFitnessPal’s Nutrition IQ survey indicates that 81% of Americans claim to know basics…
Cutting Carbs Can Help Fight Diabetes
New research from Tulane University says a low-carb diet can help people with unmedicated diabetes and those who are at risk for diabetes lower their blood sugar. Published in the JAMA Network Open journal, the study compared two groups. One…
TV Product Placement Increases Sales for Cigarettes
A new study, “Show and Sell: Studying the Effects of Branded Cigarette Product Placement in TV Shows on Cigarette Sales” finds a 10% increase in TV product placement for cigarettes increase sales by 2% for the brand shown on-screen. It…
COVID Conspiracies Leads to Believing Other Conspiracy Theories
New research has found that the belief that the Coronavirus Pandemic is a hoax, that its severity as exaggerated for other reasons, is a ‘gateway’ to believing in conspiracy theories in general. People who reported greater belief in various conspiracies…
Do Disabilities Impact Older People’s Moves to Other Locations?
Older adults ages 65 and older move to a different residence far less frequently than younger adults and when they do move, they’re more likely to stay close to their communities. Most move within their counties, either to downsize or…