Sentences with phrase «of adults said»

In May, 55 percent of adults said they were at least somewhat likely to consider buying a foreclosed home.

In one poll, as many as 62 % of adults said that sharing chores is very important to a successful marriage.

In fact, 55 % of adults said they were not interested in purchasing the HomePod at all.

In a 2013 Pew Research survey, a third of adults said that «global warming» was a very serious problem.

A survey conducted by PEMCO Insurance found that while 51 percent of adults said parents should forbid their child from going to an after - prom party where alcohol would be present, another 20 percent gave it the thumbs up as long as the event would be chaperoned.

It mentioned that 21 % of adults said they had read a ebook in the last year, compared to 17 % who reported doing so in December.

In a recent IIHS survey, more than a quarter of adults said they don't always buckle up when riding in the back.

(Public Agenda, Oct. 2000) Sixty - three percent of adults said standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure a student's academic progress.

Sixty percent of adults said they oppose Common Core, according to the results of the annual PDK / Gallup Poll of attitudes toward public education.

Thirty percent of adults said community and religious groups, not the state, should take care of pregnant teens.

The latest annual Audit of Political Engagement by the Hansard Society found two - thirds of adults said they felt politicians «don't understand the daily lives of people like me».

Out of ten key types of historic buildings, 34 per cent of adults said castles should be protected for future generations, while 24 per cent believed the same should be said regarding cathedrals and churches.

About 61 percent of adults say they find investing in the stock market «scary or intimidating.»

A Boston University survey found that nearly a third of adults say they would be likely to use technology that would keep them apprised of the location of loved ones.

With just 12 % of adults saying that they know the nativity story, and more than one third of children unaware whose birthday we celebrate at Christmas, the Christmas Starts with Christ campaign has been launched to help churches to make Christ and the amazing story of his birth the focus of the nation's favourite time of year.

In fact, the survey found that 40 percent of adults say they have had disagreements within their household over whether a food product should be kept or thrown away.

Twenty - four percent of adults say they look for protein on nutrition labels, and 50 percent of adults say the best source of protein is animal protein.

The Post-ABC poll also finds that 58 percent of adults say stricter gun control laws could have prevented the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, but there is no rise in support for banning assault weapons compared with two years ago and the partisan divide on this policy is as stark as ever.

For example, 49 % of adults say transfusions with synthetic blood for much improved physical abilities would be «meddling with nature,» while a roughly equal share (48 %) say this idea is no different than other ways human have tried to better themselves.

And when asked about the possibility of gene editing giving babies a much reduced risk of serious disease, some 49 % of adults say this would be less acceptable if it changed the genetic makeup of the whole population.

Fully 74 % of adults say conflicting news reports about disease prevention are understandable because «new research is constantly improving our understanding,» while 23 % of adults say such research «can not really be trusted because so many studies conflict with each other.»

A majority of adults say science has made life easier for most people (79 %) and has had a positive effect on the quality of U.S. health care (79 %), food (62 %) and the environment (62 %).

TALLAHASSEE - Dec 27 - According to a new research report by the Pew Research Center, ~ 39 % of adults say marriage is becoming obsolete, up from 28 % in 1978.

MARKETWATCH - May 3 - ~ 40 % of adults say knowing someone's credit score would affect their willingness to date that person, according to a survey by personal finance website Bankrate.com.

Interestingly, more than 15 % of adults say that they have used either mobile dating apps or an online dating site at least once in the past.

Twenty - four percent of adults say music is an important part of their cultural heritage, and there's no better way to begin teaching your child about their own culture and that of others.

Asked which of three funding choices will significantly improve the quality of public schools, 41 percent of adults say we need to use state funds more wisely, 10 percent say we need to increase state funding, and the largest share — 46 percent — say we need to do both.

Consistent with this finding, 66 percent of adults say attending preschool is very important to a student's success in kindergarten through grade 12 (22 % somewhat important).

62 % of adults say they know that their local libraries have e-book lending programs, while 22 % say they do not know whether their libraries offer the service 41 % of adults say they know their local libraries have online career and job - related resources.

24 % of adults say their local libraries offer online programs that certify that people have mastered new skills.

26 % of adults say they know their local libraries offer online GED or high school equivalency classes.

A recent Pew Research report found that 73 % of adults say the label «lifelong learner» applies «very well» to them.

Some 78 % of adults say they have ever gone to a library, while 44 % say they went to a library or bookmobile in the past 12 months.

E-book borrowing: Fully 90 % of public libraries have e-book lending programs, according to Information Policy and Access Center (IPAC) at the University of Maryland, and 62 % of adults say they know that their local libraries have such programs.

Online programs that certify that people have mastered new skills: 24 % of adults say their local libraries offer such programs.

A new survey by Pew Research Center shows that 76 % of adults say libraries serve the learning and educational needs of their communities either «very well» (37 %) or «pretty well» (39 %).

A Bankrate survey in June 2017 showed that only 24 % of adults say they have no money saved up for an emergency.

Approximately 60 % of adults say they would consider it cheating if their partner entered into an emotional relationship with someone else.

Fully 72 % of adults say there is solid evidence of warming, while a quarter (25 %) say there is no solid evidence of this.

A new Pew Research Center poll finds that 59 % of adults say there is solid evidence that the earth's average temperature has been getting warmer over the past few decades.

43 percent of adults say their local government is somewhat or very secretive and 57 percent say it is somewhat or very open.

Only 62 percent of adults say they have life insurance, and 80 percent believe they should have more life insurance than they currently carry.

«It is interesting to note that 17 percent of adults say they wouldn't take any of the deals described in the six scenarios, and 4 percent say they would accept all of the deals,» the report said.

Six percent of adults say they've had their reputation damaged because of something that happened online.

Not exact matches

But Moysey said all different kinds of movies were shown there unless they had adult themes like gore, a lot of bad language, or nudity.

People who had healthier diets as kids, they say, demonstrate higher cognitive ability as well as better social skills — both of which are useful among adults in the workplace.

«The education system can not solve the problem for the current population of working - aged adults,» says Gillian Mason, president of ABC Life Literacy Canada (ABC).

Almost 40 % of adults between the ages of 18 and 34 said that they subscribe to a news outlet, and said they did so because they wanted to support the organization's mission.

Financial advisor Tom Balcom, founder of 1650 Wealth Management in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, said he has seen clients who take on their adult child's bills when the children lose their job.

Rodney Schutt, SVP and general manager of HyperSound business at Turtle Beach, says the problem today is that just 20 % to 25 % of adults who have hearing loss actually buy hearing aids.