News tagged with national poll

Voters overrate favorite candidates

(PhysOrg.com) -- If your political candidate of choice falls behind in the polls, will you lose faith in his ability to win? Probably not. A new study from Northwestern University suggests that people tend to believe that ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More drivers texting at wheel, despite state bans

(AP) -- For all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists.

Technology / Other

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Americans rank jobs, research as priorities for candidates to address

A majority of Americans (58%) said they are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports increased federal spending on job creation, in a national poll commissioned by Research!America. In addition, support for expanded ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Survey: Ask permission to use newborn data, parents say

More than three-quarters of parents would be willing to permit the use of their children's newborn screening samples for research purposes if their permission were obtained beforehand, a University of Michigan survey shows.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0