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Americans' confidence in the police has increased eight points since last year, but average confidence across 14 U.S. institutions remains historically low.
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Over half of U.S. adults say it is extremely important for businesses to avoid major pay gaps between CEOs and average employees.
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Go beyond manager training. Develop managers to support organic growth.
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Americans continue to rank real estate as the best long-term investment, while stocks have gained in attractiveness and gold has waned.
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Nearly seven in 10 Americans expect home prices to rise in their local area over the next year. Three-quarters think it is a bad time to buy a house.
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The Gallup Center on Black Voices finds majorities of Black and Hispanic women under 60 would be interested in starting a business if they had the resources.
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Over six in 10 U.S. adults say businesses impact lives positively, particularly small businesses. But fewer say businesses positively impact the environment.
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Exploring Americans' perceptions of business and its impact on society
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U.S. workers report working remotely an average of 3.8 days per month, down from 5.8 in 2020 but higher than the 2.4 measured before the pandemic.
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Americans' opinions of the retail and pharmaceutical industries have suffered the most over the past year, with Democrats increasingly negative about retail and Republicans about the pharmaceutical industry.
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Most U.S. workers dress casually for work. Half of women wear business casual; men are divided among business casual, street clothes and uniforms.
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Gallup finds public faith in many societal institutions holding steady at or near their record lows. Majorities view small business and the military positively.
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Ratings of the economy remain negative but have improved, with Gallup's Economic Confidence Index increasing from -43 to -32 in the past month.
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Americans say U.S. families of four need $85,000 per year to survive, up from their $58,000 estimate in 2013. Higher earners and Eastern residents estimate higher income thresholds.
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U.S. stock ownership has reached 61%, a level last seen during the Great Recession.
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ESG has yet to capture much of the American public's attention or divide partisans as sharply as other issues.
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Americans' opinions of federal income taxes are the worst they have been in about two decades.
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Americans' attitudes about their finances are just as subdued today as they were a year ago, when inflation was near its 40-year peak.
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Americans' perceptions of the U.S. housing market are the worst Gallup has ever recorded, with 21% saying it is a good time to buy a house.
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Americans pick real estate over stocks and gold as the best investment, but by a smaller margin than last year. Gold has overtaken stocks for second place.