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Consumer Financial Protection: Opinion of People Aged 50+
AARP recently commissioned a nationwide survey to understand public opinion on consumer financial protection issues. The results show nearly unanimous support for numerous consumer financial protections.
The Comeback: New Poll Shows Concerns of American Middle Class
New York - A bit fewer than half of Americans count themselves as middle class — but many of them aren’t sure how long it will last: Among people who say they’re in the middle class now, four in 10 also say they’re struggling to remain there in this difficult economy.
Toyota’s Reputation Dented Not Totaled
Toyota’s gas-pedal problem has put a dent in the automaker’s reputation, with a 15-point drop in favorable opinions of the car-making giant and nearly a quarter of likely car-buyers saying the situation makes them less apt to consider a new Toyota in the future.
Poll: Most See Tiger Woods’ Apology as Sincere
More than half of Americans think Tiger Woods was sincere in his apology for the sex scandal that’s engulfed his career, and express willingness to forgive his behavior. But bottom-line measures of Woods’ popularity haven’t moved in his favor since his televised mea culpa.
Young, Uninsured, and Seeking Change: Health Coverage of Young Adults and Their Views on Health Reform–Findings from the Commonwealth Fund Survey of Young Adults, 2009
Young adults are one of the largest uninsured segments of the population. This analysis of new survey data from The Commonwealth Fund finds almost half are without insurance at some time during the year. As they hit milestones like high school or college graduation, they face loss of coverage as they are dropped from parents’ [...]
Survey Finds Public Opposes Major Parts of Obamacare
As the health reform debate in Congress moves from the floodlights in the Senate Finance Committee to the closed, backrooms in the Capitol, White House officials and congressional Democrats appear determined to pass their version of health reform regardless of what the public supports or wants in health reform legislation.
IRI Poll: 7 Out of 10 Seniors Say No Social Security COLA Will Negatively Impact Their Financial Situation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - An exclusive Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) poll released today shows that the vast majority of Americans aged 65+ believe that the lack of a Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) in 2010 will adversely affect their finances.
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If the results of this AARP Bulletin poll of midlife and older adults are any indication, we should expect holiday spending in 2009 to be about the same as 2008, with nearly six in ten respondents saying they plan to spend about the same amount as last year.
Most Americans Would Worry about Serious Illness or Death after Anthrax Attack, But Many Would Delay Taking Recommended Antibiotics
Boston, MA th In a national poll aimed at helping with planning efforts for a public health response to a possible bioterrorism attack, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that, in response to a fictional scenario describing a significant anthrax attack in their city or town, most Americans (89%) will [...]
Most say serious outbreak of H1N1 likely
Published: United Press International, Inc
A majority of Americans think widespread H1N1 flu, with many getting very sick this fall or winter, is somewhat or very likely, a U.S. survey indicates.However, the survey by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at Harvard School of Public Health says even though 60 percent of those asked said they believe [...]
