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October 8, 2010

Most Adults Say Physical Bullying, Cyber Bullying Are Equally Dangerous

As of late, news of bullying in schools has been taking the country by storm.

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October 7, 2010

Most People Rate Their Lives Today as Good or Excellent

Most adults can say they are doing all right these days.

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October 6, 2010

Most Americans See 20s Through 40s As Best Years of Life

What were the best years of your life? People have many different opinions, but for most Americans, the 20s through the 40s reign.

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October 5, 2010

52% Say Space Shuttle Program Has Been Worth The Cost

NASA just received the budget go-ahead for one last manned shuttle launch, but most Americans think the historic shuttle program has been well worth the money.

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September 28, 2010

A Quarter of Adults Less Likely to Watch “American Idol” Next Season

“American Idol” producers announced last week that actress and singer Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler are the new judges on the popular reality show. Though the show doesn’t return until 2011, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 25% of Adults already say they are less likely to watch next season because of the new judges.

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September 26, 2010

Baseball Fans Pick Yankees, Phillies to Win League Pennants

As Yogi Berra says, “It’s like deja vu all over again.”

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September 24, 2010

National Football League Team Chatter

Rasmussen Reports' latest Media Meter tracks the media coverage for all National Football League teams.

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September 22, 2010

Major League Baseball Media Chatter

New Media Meter Shows Press Coverage For All Major League Baseball Teams

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September 21, 2010

70% Concerned Americans Have Become Too Dependent on Computers, Electronic Devices

Americans are concerned that, in today’s technological age, we may have become too dependent on electronic devices such as computers and calculators.

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September 19, 2010

67% Say They Are Better Informed Than 10 Years Ago

While newspapers and broadcast outlets struggle to survive in the Internet age, two-out-of-three Americans (67%) feel they are more informed today than they were 10 years ago. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just eight percent (8%) consider themselves less informed these days, while 22% think their level of knowledge is about the same.

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September 17, 2010

Top 5 NFL Team Coverage

New Media Meter Measures NFL Team Coverage

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September 16, 2010

71% Favor Jailing Sex Offenders Indefinitely If Necessary

Seventy-one percent (71%) of Americans say corrections systems should be allowed to hold sex offenders indefinitely if they believe the offender will strike again, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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September 9, 2010

Top 5 Baseball Team Coverage

New Media Meter measures media coverage of baseball teams.

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September 6, 2010

Just 15% Declare Labor Day One of Nation’s Most Important Holidays

It’s Labor Day, but, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, just 15% of Americans rate it as one of the nation’s most important holidays.

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September 5, 2010

Reading, Board Games Still Most Popular Summer Activities

Summer is almost over and according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, reading and playing games continues to be the most popular activities of the summer.

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September 4, 2010

52% Celebrate Labor Day as Unofficial End of Summer

When it comes to celebrating Labor Day, 52% consider the holiday as the unofficial end of the summer. A third (32%), however, actually celebrate it to honor workers, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.

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September 3, 2010

76% of Adult Egg Consumers Are Not Cutting Down Because of Recall

Following a nationwide FDA recall on eggs, only 19% of Americans who eat eggs at least once a month say the recent recall has caused them to cut down on the amount of eggs they normally eat.

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September 2, 2010

70% in New Jersey Say “Jersey Shore” Negatively Impacts State’s Image

Here’s ‘The Situation’: New Jersey voters think the MTV hit “Jersey Shore” shows their home state in a negative light.

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September 2, 2010

20% Say News of Bedbugs Has Caused Them to Change Their Plans

One out of five Americans (20%) says that recent news about bedbug infestations have caused them to change their plans to go to certain public places.

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August 31, 2010

37% Say Government Does Less Than Adequate Job Ensuring Restaurants are Clean and Sanitary

American adults are almost evenly divided about how well the government regulates cleanliness standards in places that serve food.