Gallup's latest U.S. Economic Confidence Index remained in positive territory for a third consecutive week, averaging 4 points for the seven days that ended on January 11. The index first reached a positive reading the week of December 27. ...
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U.S. adults are planning to spend $720 on gifts for the Christmas season, according to Gallup's latest survey, representing a 3 percent increase from 2013, but a decrease of about 6 percent compared with 2012 and 2011. Forty-six percent of ...
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ANN INC. the parent Company of Ann Taylor and LOFT, has been named a recipient of the 2014 Gallup Great Workplace Award. This prestigious award recognizes organizations around the world for having the most highly engaged work environments. ...
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In other Obamacare implementation news, some regions are finding few plan options. And HHS is trying to resolve some healthcare. The Washington Post's Wonkblog: The Uninsured Rate Is At A Five-Year Low. Is Obamacare The Reason? Gallup's ...
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A recent Gallup “Mood of the Nation” survey shows that a majority of Americans are dissatisfied with current gun laws. Gallup reports that 55 percent of participants stated they were not satisfied with current firearms laws, ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: States Consider Labels for Genetically Modified Foods A number of states are considering laws requiring labels on food products that ...
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The more U.S. adults with health issues use their skills and talents to do what they do best, the less they report pain, worry, stress or anger, a survey says. The Gallup Daily tracking interviews of 120,354 U.S. adults Aug. 22 to Dec. ...
Research this week indicated vitamins do not provide health benefits, but a U.S. survey conducted earlier in the month shows half of Americans takes vitamins. A Gallup poll conducted earlier this month shows half of Americans report ...
U.S. adults currently average 6.8 hours of sleep at night, down more than an hour from 1942, a Gallup poll indicates. Almost 60 percent of U.S. adults get 7 or more hours of sleep at night, but in 1942, 84 percent did, while about 40 ...
Low-income U.S. adults and those age 30 and younger -- two key groups targeted by the Affordable Care Act -- are the least familiar with it, a survey says. The new healthcare law's success will rest at least partially on young Americans' ...
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U.S. adults are striving for five fruit and vegetables a day fewer times this year than last year, a Gallup Poll indicates. Americans' eating habits deteriorated in 2013, as fewer adults reported eating healthy all day in every month so ...
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Seventy-seven percent of U.S. adults who don't have health insurance and haven't signed up for any say they are aware of the fine, a U.S. survey indicates. The survey findings are based on Gallup Daily tracking of uninsured Americans' ...
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Twenty-four percent of U.S. women age 30 and younger say they became a parent before age 21, compared with 10 percent of men, a survey indicates. The Gallup Poll of 5,100 U.S. adults were asked a number of questions about their ...
Nineteen percent of U.S. adults see healthcare as the country's most important problem, up from 12 percent in October, a Gallup Poll indicates. The Gallup Poll, conducted Nov. 7-10, found healthcare ranked second behind dissatisfaction ...
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A year after Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey, New York and Connecticut depression levels in areas affected mostly returned to before storm levels, a survey says. Gallup found there was a 25 percent increase in depression diagnoses among ...