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A Third of Americans Regard Obama and Palin as Out of Touch

Posted September 9, 2010 in United States
Independent voters have a more nuanced view of Obama, but rely mostly on negative words to describe Palin. More than half of Americans praise the intelligence of Barack Obama, but some cracks are appearing in the second year of his mandate, as a third of respondents believe that their president is out of touch, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,000 American adults, respondents were asked to select up ... | Read More

Britons Regard Churchill as Best Prime Minister Since Second World War

Posted September 9, 2010 in United Kingdom
Labour Party supporters express more interest than other voters in reading or buying Tony Blair’s autobiography. A sizeable proportion of people in Britain maintain a positive opinion of Winston Churchill and two thirds believe that Gordon Brown has been the worst head of government since the end of the Second World War, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative sample of 2,025 British adults also found that supporters of the Labour Party are more ... | Read More

More Canadians Are Questioning the Benefits of Immigration

Posted September 9, 2010 in Canada
Most respondents in Alberta and Ontario perceive immigration negatively and call for the deportation of illegal immigrants. Version française (PDF) [1] More Canadians are questioning whether immigration is benefitting the country, with Albertans and Ontarians voicing concern over the role of illegal immigrants in Canadian society, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative sample of 1,007 Canadian adults also found that half of respondents would not allow the Tamil migrants who arrived in Canada a ... | Read More

Australia’s Environment Admired by Americans, Britons and Canadians

Posted September 8, 2010 in Global
Few respondents in the three countries were able to correctly identify Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott when shown their pictures. Australia is regarded by many people in Canada, the United States and Britain as an attractive destination due to its natural environment, but several misconceptions about life in the country persist, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of representative national samples of 1,014 Canadians, 1,007 Americans and 1,739 Britons also shows that respondents have a hard ... | Read More

Almost Half of Americans Voice Dissatisfaction with Health Care Reform

Posted September 7, 2010 in United States
More than half of respondents continue to expect higher health care bills as a result of the new legislation. Americans remain skeptical in their assessment of the health care legislation signed into law by U.S. President Barack Obama earlier this year, with a large proportion of Republican Party supporters expecting a decrease in the quality of medical services, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,000 American adults, 38 per ... | Read More

Britons Laud Trade Unions, But Ponder if Strikes Should be Limited

Posted September 7, 2010 in United Kingdom
Respondents are divided on the amount of influence that trade unions currently have in Britain. Many people in Britain believe that trade unions are necessary and important, but a majority also questions whether they have become too involved in political activities, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative sample of 2,006 British adults, 28 per cent of respondents think trade unions have too much influence in Britain, 22 per cent say they have ... | Read More

Americans Support Push to Shut Down Adult Services Section of Craigslist

Posted September 2, 2010 in Canada
Women are more likely than Men to side with the rationale of 14 attorneys general who have called for changes on the website. Many adults in the United States support a move to shut down the Adult Services section of the Craigslist classified advertisements website, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. Last month, 17 attorneys general wrote an open letter to Craigslist, requesting that the Adult Services portion of the sites be shut down immediately. The attorneys general claim ... | Read More

British Columbians Feeling Impact of HST More Than Ontarians

Posted September 2, 2010 in Canada
Ontarians report higher fuel and electricity costs, while more than two-thirds of British Columbians have already altered their purchasing behaviour. The recent implementation of the harmonized sales tax (HST) is affecting residents of two Canadian provinces in different ways, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of representative provincial samples of 804 Ontario and 803 British Columbia adults also finds that respondents question whether the promise of lower consumer prices down the road will actually materialize. Effect ... | Read More

Approval for President Obama Drops to New Low in United States

Posted August 31, 2010 in United States
Seven-in-ten Americans are dissatisfied with Congress. The approval rating for U.S. President Barack Obama dropped this month, and half of Americans disapprove of his performance, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,007 American adults, 43 per cent of respondents (-2 since July) approve of Obama’s performance, while 51 per cent (+5) disapprove. The level of strong approval for the U.S. President (14%, +2) continues to trail the level of ... | Read More

Few Canadians Have Made a Donation to Help Pakistan

Posted August 31, 2010 in Canada
More than a third of respondents gave to Haiti following the earthquake, but less than one-in-twenty have donated to Pakistan so far. While a large proportion of Canadians responded to the earthquake in Haiti by making donations, the number of individual donors to the relief effort in Pakistan remains particularly low, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative sample of 1,000 Canadian adults also found that respondents are more likely to question whether the ... | Read More
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