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.
When was America greatest? A (shrinking) majority say it was greatest before the 1980s, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker. Just 9% think it’s at its greatest in the present day. More (12%) think it was never great.
Only 34% of parents have started back-to-school shopping heading into August, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker
Investors Remain In Stocks, But Want Business To Clean Up Act & Regulators To Beef Up Policing
Up 46% to 480.1 million euros
65% Have Something In Mind For That Special Day While 77% Aren't Certain With The Origin Of Valentine's Day, 82% Of Americans Would Appreciate A Token Gift Or Card Even To Be In The Dog House May Be A Good Thing As 15% Of Pet Owners Say They'll Buy A Valentine Gift For Their Pet
The Broad Public is Evenly Divided on Whether These Ads are an Appropriate Use of Taxpayer Money
Majority of Americans Support Increased Education Spending Even in the Face of Larger Deficit
Research shows Super Bowl far more effective advertising medium than other football games 88% of male viewers could remember the name of at least one of the advertisers in the Super Bowl while only 29% could remember an advertiser from Monday Night Football and 33% from the NFC Championship
Americans Agree that Biggest Causes of Budget Deficits are Recession and War/Terrorism Spending, but Then Split on Whether to Blame Tax Cuts or Domestic Spending for the Rest of the Deficit Problem
Majority Oppose U.S. Commitment to War with "Axis of Evil" Countries
