Americans divided on whether drones make U.S. safer
A dozen years after 9/11 and the start of the war in Afghanistan, the public has mixed opinions about whether certain policies have made the U.S. safer from terrorism.
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Video: Americans Grow More Pessimistic about U.S. Role in World Affairs
Highlights from the report: Public Sees U.S. Power Declining as Support for Global Engagement Slips. For the first time in nearly a half century of polling – a majority agrees that the United States should mind its own business internationally.
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Public Sees U.S. Power Declining as Support for Global Engagement Slips
Overview Growing numbers of Americans believe that U.S. global power and prestige are in decline. And support for U.S. global engagement, already near a historic low, has fallen further. The public thinks that the nation does too much to solve world problems, and increasing percentages want the U.S. to “mind its own business internationally” and […]
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About the Survey
The analysis in this report is based on telephone interviews conducted November 14-17, 2013 among a national sample of 1,013 adults, 18 years of age or older, living the continental United States (507 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 506 were interviewed on a cell phone, including 260 who had no landline telephone). The […]
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Philippines Disaster Draws Limited Interest, Donations
Survey Report The aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines is drawing less attention from the American public than a number of other major international disasters in recent years. About one-in-three Americans (32%) say they are very closely following news about the deadly typhoon that struck the Philippines on Nov. 8. By comparison, 55% of […]
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Public Agrees on Obesity’s Impact, Not Government’s Role
Survey Report Most Americans (69%) see obesity as a very serious public health problem, substantially more than the percentages viewing alcohol abuse, cigarette smoking and AIDS in the same terms. In addition, a broad majority believes that obesity is not just a problem that affects individuals: 63% say obesity has consequences for society beyond the […]
