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Never mind. One in 7 Americans cannot find the U.S. on a blank world map, and 1 in 4 cannot locate the Pacific Ocean, according to a 1988-89 Gallup survey commissioned by the National Geographic Society. In the same poll, American students ages 18 to 24 came in dead last among ten countries tested in geography. Half did not know that the Panama Canal cuts sailing time between New York City and San Francisco...
...sharp drop in newspaper readership is the survey's most dramatic, if least startling, revelation. Only 30% of Americans under 35 said they had "read a newspaper yesterday." That compares with 67% of young people who answered the question affirmatively in a 1965 Gallup poll. More surprisingly, TV has not filled the gap: only 41% of young people said they had watched a TV newscast the day before, down from...
...decently, allow doctors some flexibility in treating their patients and recognize that good preventive care is a sound investment. Though politicians may resist boosting their budgets for medical care, they might be surprised to learn that many of their constituents are willing to pay the price. According to a Gallup poll released this month, 73% of Californians who believe the government should provide better health care for the poor were willing to pay higher taxes for such expanded coverage; 84% favored mandatory employer- provided health insurance...
...editorial on the second page admits that for the first time, "In October 1989, a Gallup poll reported that more Americans agreed than disagreed that homosexual relations between consenting adults should be legal." That if far from saying that most Americans support homosexuality...
...polls show, Quayle has not recovered from the way he was shoved into the public arena under a rain of blows. Gallup reported last month that 54% of the public -- including 43% of Republicans -- said he is not qualified to be President; 49% thought Bush should pick a new running mate for '92. "My skills," Quayle said recently, "have always been in negotiating and conciliating." That sounds like wishful thinking from a man so long under assault, including the deadly assault of laughter. Like Charlie Chaplin in the ring, what can he do but crouch behind the referee and wave...