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Aging Americans in denial about long-term care

By Jennifer Agiesta, Lauran Neergaard | April 24, 2013

A new poll examined how people 40 and over are preparing for this difficult and often pricey reality of aging, and found two-thirds say they've done little to no planning.
Public pessimism on economy grows

By Jennifer Agiesta, Tom Raum | April 19, 2013

For the third year in a row, the nation's economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only 1 in 4 Americans now expects his or her own financial situation to improve over the next year, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows.
Low-wage workers gloomy about future

By Jennifer Agiesta, Tom Raum | March 20, 2013

America's lower-income workers have posted the biggest job gains since the deep 2007-09 recession — but few are bragging.
Few Americans know all the risks of obesity

By Jennifer Agiesta, Lauran Neergaard | January 7, 2013

A new poll suggests few Americans realize the links between too much weight and health issues.
Obesity’s a crisis but we want our junk food

By Jennifer Agiesta, Lauran Neergaard | January 4, 2013

We know obesity is a health crisis, or every new year wouldn't start with resolutions to eat better and get off the couch. But don't try taking away our junk food.
GOP shows signs of post-election changes

By Josh Lederman, Thomas Beaumont | December 26, 2012

For years, Republicans have adhered fiercely to their bedrock conservative principles, resisting Democratic calls for tax hikes, comprehensive immigration reform and gun control. Now, seven weeks after an electoral drubbing, some party leaders and rank-and-file alike are signaling a willingness to bend on all three issues.
Poll shows support for raising taxes on the rich

By Alan Fram, Jennifer Agiesta | December 5, 2012

Americans prefer letting tax cuts expire for the country's top earners, as President Barack Obama insists, while support has declined for cutting government services to curb budget deficits, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows. Fewer than half the Republicans polled favor continuing the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy.
Hint of economic optimism boosted Obama

By CONNIE CASS, Associated Press | November 7, 2012

Voters who feel the economic outlook brightening after years of misery and believe Barack Obama better understands people like themselves propelled the president to a second term, exit polls show. Mitt Romney suffered from being labeled a champion of the wealthy over the common man.
New poll shows Romney erasing Obama lead among women

By Jennifer Agiesta, Nancy Benac | October 25, 2012

Less than two weeks out from Election Day, Republican Mitt Romney has erased President Barack Obama's 16-point advantage among women, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. And the president, in turn, has largely eliminated Romney's edge among men.
Most see health law being implemented

By Jennifer Agiesta, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | September 26, 2012

About 7 in 10 Americans think President Barack Obama's health care law will go fully into effect with some changes, ranging from minor to major alterations, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds.