As children across the U.S. head back to classrooms amid another COVID-19 surge, 73% of parents of school-aged children say they are satisfied with the quality of education their oldest child is receiving. Twenty-eight percent of parents are “completely” and…
Tag: Gallup
Mostly Pre-Afghanistan Turmoil, Biden Job Approval 49%
Gallup’s latest job approval rating for President Joe Biden, conducted mostly before the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban last week, is 49%. The current rating is one percentage point below the 50% registered in July and is the lowest…
Baby Boomers’ Spending Trends
Leading-edge Baby Boomers (born 1946-1955) are more likely (40%) to report spending more than a year ago, according to Gallup, while only 21% say they are spending less. But trailing-edge Boomers (born 1956-1964) are actually more likely to say they’re…
60% of Americans Satisfied With Ability to Get Ahead
Sixty percent of Americans are happy with the opportunity for a person in the U.S. to get ahead by working hard, according to Gallup’s Mood of the Nation survey. This is up from the 54% last year, which was comparable…
Americans Spending More Today Than Year Ago
Forty-five percent of Americans are spending more today than they were a year ago, while 18% say they are spending less. The percentage of people who say they are spending more is relatively stable across several demographic categories. Millennials are…
American Adults’ Use of Communication Devices, by Age Group
Asked how frequently they used each seven modes of communication, adult respondents under the age of 50 reported that texting was the form of communication they more frequently used, followed by by emails for those aged 30-49 and phone calls…
In U.S., Business Grads Lag Other Majors in Work Interest
College graduates in the United States who majored in business are the least likely of those who majored in the four large major categories — social sciences/education, sciences/engineering, arts and humanities, and business — to express strong enthusiasm in the…
Consumers Spending More, Just Not on What They Want
Slightly less than half of all Americans (45%) report spending more than they did a year ago, while just 18% report spending less. A closer look at these numbers reveals Americans’ increased spending is on household essentials, such as groceries,…