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Kids Whose Parents Drink and Drive More Likely to Do It Themselves — Health Check
Want to keep your kids from drinking and driving? A new study says not doing it yourself is a good start.
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O Christmas Tree What Are You? Real or Artificial? – Survey Of The Day
December 7, 2011 When it comes to a Christmas tree, everyone has their personal reasons for decorating a real or artificial tree. So I'd like to know what tree you prefer. Vote in our poll after the jump.
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Are You Like Most Who Think We Celebrate Christmas Too Early? — Survey of the Day
These days, the Christmas season kicks into full swing right after Thanksgiving ends, but it looks like the majority of Americans aren’t particularly thrilled with spending an entire month celebrating the holiday.
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Too Many Drivers Eat, Text, Watch Videos and More Behind the Wheel — Survey of the Day
Buckle your seat belts, folks.
According to Harris Poll chairman Humphrey Taylor regarding a new survey, “The number of drivers who engage in potentially dangerous, in some cases extremely dangerous, behaviors while driving is terrifyingly high.”
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Wondering What Most Use the Internet for? Well, It’s Not That Exciting — Survey of the Day
Why did the average American go online? For no particular reason (Ba-dum-bum).
Although this may not become the newest joke anytime soon, it’s actually a true statement. According to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 53 percent of 18- to 29-year-old Americans go online just for fun or to waste time. With 2,260 participating adults, it turns out that 58 percent of all adults go online for the same reason.
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Is It Okay to Use the Word ‘Christmas’ During the Holiday Season? — Survey of the Day
Over the past decade or so, there has been some debate as to whether the government, public schools and retailers should use the word “Christmas,” or if they should use something more inclusive, like “the holidays.”
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Would You Vote for a Presidential Candidate Who Had the Extramaritals? — Survey of the Day
With adulterous accusations involving Herman Cain and an Atlanta business woman flying around, a Pew Research Center poll shows the public may have difficulty voting for him. Even though his once-promising presidential campaign has been thrown into disarray after Ginger White claimed she had a 13-year affair with the married former Godfather pizza CEO, nearly half Americans don’t really care.
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Survey Says — Holidays Are No Longer the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Seems “holiday cheer” may be a misnomer, at least according to a new survey. Consumer Reports polled 1,013 adults, revealing that 90 percent of us have at least one thing to complain about the holidays, and 15 percent hate that they’re expected to be nice.
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‘Morning Person?’ Laziness? There’s a Gene for Them — Health Check
If you’ve ever wondered why some people can get by on just a few hours of sleep while others need much more, scientists may have found an answer.
Research conducted on 4,000 Europeans discovered that those who had two copies of a particular variant of a gene called ABCC9, which influences sleep duration, generally reported sleeping less than those who had two copies of a different version of the gene.
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Guess Which TV Show Topped ‘TV Guide’s’ Fan Favorite Poll? — Survey of the Day
It might not be getting any love from NBC, but the quirky sitcom ‘Community’ certainly has a dedicated fan base, as evident by their victory in ‘TV Guide Magazine’s’ annual fan favorite survey.
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Should We Be Concerned About Obesity in Kindergarteners? — Health Check
We never used to think of chubby kids as being anything other than adorable, but researchers are now more concerned about children’s eating habits now that more Americans are being considered obese.
According to a new study, 40 percent of American children enter kindergarten with a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 75 percentile. Anything over the 85th percentile is considered “overweight,” and over the 95th percentile is “obese.”
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Is America the Best Country in the World? — Survey of the Day
According to a survey from the Pew Research Center of 2003 American adults, the idea of American exceptionalism is alive and well among the 48 percent of the country who say the US stands alone as the best country in the world.