Essays Tagged: "Gallup"

Dream problems

A large epidemic affecting approximately one in two Americans, according to a Gallup survey, is sleeping difficulty. This difficulty can come in one of many different forms. Prob ... ite. As you sleep, your body repairs itself, and your psyche repairs itself, also. According to the Gallup poll, people who don't have problems sleeping, are able to cope with problems easier, concent ...

(3 pages) 71 1 5.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Capital Punishment, Should it be used as a way of disciplining criminals?

osed toward capitalpunishment for convicted murderers, and that support continues to grow. In a1981 Gallup Poll, two-thirds of Americans voiced general approval of thedeath penalty. That support rose ... eath penaltyacts as a deterrent to murder. Such a question is regularly asked to nationalsamples in Gallup Polls (Gallup, 1985; 1986; 1991). In the mid-1980's, justover 60 percent of the respondents i ...

(4 pages) 123 2 3.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Public Opinion Polls and Their Use in the United States

the public as a whole, but rather the views of different sectors of the general public.BibliographyGallup, George H. Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1996. Houston: Scholarly Resource, Inc. 1997.Young, M ...

(5 pages) 128 0 2.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

The controversial issue of death penalty

to do with what they want.support for the death penalty remains low despite terrorists attacks.the Gallup poll asked "are you in favor for the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?"in both ...

(5 pages) 219 0 3.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

An Investigating into Fitness, Diet, Obesity and Exercise (in Britain).

diabetes and cardiovascular disease.Diet contributes to one's health as well. According to a recent Gallup poll, over 50% of people in Britain today are overweight and this figure is increasing. Being ...

(5 pages) 203 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

Biological Basis of Fear.

s seem designed to spread fear in the population rather than kill many people.According to a recent Gallup survey, while a majority of American people express trust in the government (more than 60%), ...

(13 pages) 251 0 4.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Who opposes gay marriage

ay marriage and homosexuality were inherently wrong or violated their religious beliefs.In a recent Gallup Poll done by USA TODAY/CNN/ a majority of Americans favor legalizing civil unions for gay cou ...

(3 pages) 152 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality

Internal PR Action Plan with 3 case examples Title: Building an effective communication strategy

ic opinion has reached its final verdict.The fall-out is affecting private companies, too. A recent Gallup poll found that only 44 percent of all U.S. employees believe their corporate leaders are doi ...

(7 pages) 335 1 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

School Violence.

ans to do it. The internet contains a large amount of information on how to attack one's school. "A Gallup poll found 82 per cent of Americans surveyed blaming the Internet at least partly for the Col ...

(12 pages) 303 0 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Persuasion Class Speech on Orgon Donation in Oregon; choose a good cause organization to use persuasion concepts in order to help that cause.

d artifact is a letter that was created to address and personalize the donor's donation decision. A Gallup poll conducted for the Partnership for Organ Donation showed that 85% of Americans supported ...

(5 pages) 82 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Motivating Individuals and Groups in Organizations

find work in organizations that do (Heathfield, What You Need to Know About). An attention-getting Gallup Poll about disengaged employees was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal. Gallup found ... osses don't listen to them. Based on these interviews and survey data from its consulting practice, Gallup says actively disengaged workers cost employers $292 billion to $355 billion a year. Furtherm ...

(5 pages) 151 0 3.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Do you agree with New York's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants?

th another 72% saying they would dine out more if an establishment were smoke free. A national 2005 Gallup poll found that the majority of Americans favors smoke free public places. Eighty-two percent ... Monitoring Study” by Andrew Hyland, PhD Janes Repace, MscCenter for Disease ControlZagat SurveyGallup Polls

(3 pages) 47 1 3.0 Jul/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Health risks of secondhand smoke

t how the percentages of non-smokers in society have risen, then he says to consider the following "Gallup Poll results", which are that the 16% believed that smoking in public places should be banned ... eved that smoking in public places should be banned. But Viscusi fails to tell the reader what the "Gallup poll" is, when it was taken and who produced it. Equally important, in the seventh paragraph ...

(2 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Physician Assisted Suicide

e that this is wrong. According to one source, in June of 1997 CNN and USA Today conducted a Gallup poll. The results of the poll showed in the United States, 57% of the people were in favor of ...

(12 pages) 68 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Euthenasia

The Abortion Conflict

bortions occurring after the first trimester of pregnancy. This mixture of opinions is probably why Gallup polls consistently show that 50 to 60 percent of Americans favor abortion "only under certain ...

(2 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Capital Punishment

s or pleasures that the criminal would receive from the crime” (para. 4).According to a recent Gallup poll (2007), 69% of Americans favor the death penalty for someone convicted of murder. Capita ... ffective way to bring justice to an offender for committing heinous acts against humanity.ReferencesGallup, Inc. (2007) Views on Capital Punishment.Grant, R. (Jan/Feb 2004) Capital Punishment and Viol ...

(2 pages) 25 1 2.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Internet and small businesses

, may not mean big business for American's small businesses. As revealed by the results of a recent Gallup poll of 1,000 NFIB members, 77 percent of small businesses do use computers. But only 40 perc ...

(8 pages) 30 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Entrepreneur and Economic Development of Nigeria: Problems and prospects

TEREST IN ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES BY NIGERIANS According to Magali and Rheault and Bob Tortora of GALLUP POLLS, 69% of Nigerian don't plan to register their business. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Government ... b-Saharan Africa are implementing reforms to improve the business climate within their countries. A Gallup Poll conducted in Nigeria shows that 67% of Nigerians have thought of starting a business -- ...

(7 pages) 5 0 0.0 Feb/2011

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Capital Punishment: Ethical or Not

(7 pages) 3 0 0.0 Nov/2013

Subjects: Humanities Essays