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.
The number of workers who commute five days a week or more has risen to half (49%), according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker
With everything going on in the U.S. these days, we asked Americans: How uncertain are you feeling about the impacts of the actions of the government and how satisfied do you feel?
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
Six in Ten Americans (60%) Doubt Government's Ability to Restore Consumer and Investor Confidence Public is Virtually Unanimous that Recent Events Will Have a Negative Effect (90%), and Most (76%) Believe the Home Mortgage Crisis Will Continue To Get Worse
Obama leads among non-white and less affluent voters McCain strong among white and more affluent voters
