Just as Gallup changed the world with its bestselling books Now, Discover Your Strengths and StrengthsFinder 2.0, Gallup will soon release the book Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder. Authored by Jim Clifton, Gallup Chairman, and Sangeeta Bharadwaj Badal, Ph.D., Gallup’s leading expert on entrepreneurship, this book describes powerful new ways to reignite local and national economies with early identification of entrepreneurial talents. Book available on September 30th.
Lookin' for a Place to Live?
If you’re looking to relocate in the near future, consider this: the grass IS greener, depending on where you live. Lincoln, Neb., tops Gallup and Healthway’s list of U.S. metro areas in overall well-being, followed closely by Boulder, Colo. High well-being cities tend to feature many shared qualities, including positive health and well-being outcomes – like low chronic disease rates and high life ratings – and behaviors such as frequent exercise and less smoking.
Americans More Likely to Identify as Independents Than Democrats or Republicans
Independent party identification reached a record high in 2013. Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport shares that 42% of Americans identify as independents, compared with 31% as Democrats and 25% as Republicans.
Catching Fire; Catching Up to the Wealthy
This weekend, fans will flock to theaters by the thousands to view the latest installment in the wildly popular Hunger Games trilogy. Yet, even as they munch on popcorn and watch the heroine inspire poor districts to rise against their rich oppressors in the Capitol, income inequality -- a central theme of the trilogy -- is very much a reality in today’s world. Dr. Angus Deaton, Ph.D., and a Gallup senior scientist, discussed this subject in a recent Gallup Business Journal article about his new book, The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality:
Millions of people worldwide have made the great escape from poverty and misery. But what if they're pulling up the ladder behind them, making it impossible for millions more to escape? If that is how the rich of the world make their great escape, it has dire economic, social, moral, and political implications, even for citizens of wealthy countries, as Dr. Deaton explains in this conversation. Read more.
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Filipinos Struggling Before Haiyan Made Landfall
Gallup World Poll data underscore Filipinos’ vulnerability ahead of the deadly typhoon that struck their country last week. In 2012, Filipinos were among the most likely in the world, after Greece and Syria, to say they were under stress. Majorities of Filipinos in 2013 were struggling to afford food (62%) and adequate housing (55%) for themselves and their families. This photo of a home was taken during Gallup World Poll fieldwork in the Philippines in 2009.
Who Is Using the Internet in the U.S.?
High Time to Legalize It. What's Next?
Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport explores Americans' changing views on marijuana legalization since 1969.
The chart above includes specific data points from Gallup’s Weekly Economic Confidence Index, click here to view the full trend.
Gallup Education, Battelle for Kids, and School Improvement Network hosted the 2013 School Measures Summit. Today we discussed Measuring for Future Success with Amanda Ripley, author of The Unthinkable and The Smartest Kids in the World; Shane Lopez, Ph.D., Gallup Senior Scientist; Jamie Meade, Battelle for Kids Managing Director, Strategic Measures; Kenneth Grover, Salt Lake City School District Director; Andrew Mangino, The Future Project CEO; and others.
Strengths in Action
Ninth grader AJ Wurie shares his top three strengths from the Gallup Strengths Explorer for kids -- Organizer, Caring, and Presence. He goes on to define them in his own words and shares how he sees his strengths in action at school, on the job, and in his daily life at home.
This is the final of four videos in which we asked AJ about his summer internship with Gallup.
School Work vs. Office Work
Ninth grader AJ Wurie describes his summer internship at Gallup, what he does to stay busy on the job, and how it compares with school work. He also reveals his least favorite part of work each day -- spoiler alert: it's the commute!
This is the third of four videos in which we asked AJ about his summer internship. Check back next week to learn more about how AJ’s strengths help him at school and in his home life.
Heroes and Mentors
Gallup's Youngest Intern, AJ Wurie, talks about his personal heroes and how mentorship ignites his entrepreneurial fire.
This is the second of four videos in which we asked AJ a few questions about his summer internship. Check back next week to learn more about AJ's office experiences and how they stack up against school work.
Summer Unschool
Ninth grader AJ Wurie could have gone to camp this summer like his friends or spent his time playing basketball at his neighborhood park in Maryland. Instead, he put on a short-sleeve, button-down shirt, a pair of crisply ironed pants, and went to work at Gallup.
Actually, this was AJ’s third summer working at Gallup. Upon meeting Gallup CEO Jim Clifton three years ago, AJ asked if he could work at his company.
This is the first of four videos where we asked AJ a few questions about his summer internship. Check back over the next few weeks to learn more about a kid who, with guidance from his mentors, is creating his own learning experiences outside the classroom.
FOUND: Most Hopeful Teacher in America
Mary Hawkins-Jones, 5th grade teacher at Westover Elementary School in Montgomery County, Maryland, received this distinction and a standing ovation at the 2013 Gallup Education Summit in Washington, D.C. Hawkins-Jones was nominated by her principal for her exemplary work inspiring students to "dream higher." Read more about Gallup's search for the most hopeful teacher in America in The Gallup Blog.
Gallup Senior Scientist Dr. Frank Schmidt, Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Iowa, visited the Omaha Riverfront Campus in Nebraska earlier this week to share highlights from four decades of methodology research, honing in on Gallup's Q12 employee engagement survey and its correlation with specific business outcomes. Dr. Schmidt's presentation was truly an opportunity for Gallup's Omaha associates to learn and grow, not to mention feel pride in Gallup's mission. As Dr. Schmidt opined in his conclusion, "Gallup is a good example of how a company can do well by doing good."
Introducing the Gallup News Minute
Each week, Gallup News brings you a 60-second video packed with our latest insights on U.S. public opinion. This week's clip delves into black Americans' views of their treatment at the hands of police.
