The Ipsos Care-o-Meter asks Americans what they know about vs. what they care about, twice every month. From sports to political fights, the answers say as much about Americans as they do about the world at large. Here's the latest.
Findings of an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Thrivent Financial
Below are five charts on the stories Americans are paying the most attention to and the stories Americans care most about
Despite Concerns About Delays (55%), Baggage Issues (53%) and Airline Bankruptcies (41%), few (12%) Traveling Americans are Planning to Purchase Travel Insurance for Next Trip
Frustration with Costs Has Risen with the Price of Gas
Alabama #1 Among College Football Fans This Week
Confidence in Security of Bank Assets Remains High After Wall Street Meltdown But Voters See the Need For More Regulation - 55%, Not Enough Regulation of Banking
Expert Health Research Specialist Moves to the Agency Side from Merck
But Economy Looms Large As Most Important Election Issue (36%); National Security a Distant Second (16%) Obama Leads McCain As Stronger on Jobs and the Economy (48% vs. 40%) and Representing Change (57% vs. 32%) in an Otherwise Tight Race
Majority (57%) of Americans Believe War on Terror Winnable, Despite Feelings That We Are Not Currently Winning (54%) But a Majority of Americans (57%) Also Favor Gradual Withdrawal From Iraq and Afghanistan and Bringing Troops Home
