northern america northern america / http://backend.userland.com/rss ºÚÁÏÍø WebTeam More Americans See U.S. as Leading Economic Power More Americans now than in 2021 say the U.S. is the leading economic power in the world today. As a result, they are now equally likely to identify the U.S. and China as the top power. /poll/472244/americans-leading-economic-power.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/472244/americans-leading-economic-power.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:00:00 GMT How Often Do People Wash Their Hands During a Pandemic? Handwashing is key to preventing the spread of COVID-19. Worldwide, 58% of the population reports washing their hands at least five times a day. /poll/348725/often-people-wash-hands-during-pandemic.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/348725/often-people-wash-hands-during-pandemic.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 03 May 2021 06:00:00 GMT Entrepreneurial Ambition Wanes Among Nonwhite Students in U.S. Though a majority of nonwhite students (54%) in grades five to 12 in the U.S. said in 2011 that they intended to start their own business, this figure fell to 42% in 2016, a new low in the ºÚÁÏÍø-HOPE Index. /poll/207887/entrepreneurial-ambition-wanes-among-nonwhite-students.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/207887/entrepreneurial-ambition-wanes-among-nonwhite-students.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:30:00 GMT Americans Split on Whether NAFTA Is Good or Bad for U.S. Americans are divided on whether NAFTA has been good or bad for the U.S., with Democrats and independents much more in favor of it than Republicans. /poll/204269/americans-split-whether-nafta-good-bad.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/204269/americans-split-whether-nafta-good-bad.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:00:00 GMT Confidence in Judicial Systems Varies Worldwide Global confidence in judicial systems and courts remained steady in 2013 at 53%. Regionally, residents in Asia continue to have the highest confidence, while residents in Latin America and the former Soviet Union have the least. /poll/178757/confidence-judicial-systems-varies-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/178757/confidence-judicial-systems-varies-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 22 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT Weeks Before Elections, Congressional Approval Still Low Less than a month before the midterms, congressional job approval remains at 14% -- the lowest rating ºÚÁÏÍø has found immediately before a midterm election. /poll/178607/weeks-elections-congressional-approval-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/178607/weeks-elections-congressional-approval-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:00:00 GMT