Transatlantic corner
US religion and social trends
Little change in public's view of the US drug problem - still very serious
A recent Gallup Poll finds most Americans saying illegal drugs in the country are a very serious problem but substantially fewer Americans -- about three in 10 -- say drugs are a problem in their community. Roughly one in three Americans say the government has made progress dealing with the problem of illegal drugs in the past two years. (October 2007)
Sixty-nine percent of Americans support death penalty
A substantial majority of 69% of Americans respond "yes" when asked this question: "Are you in favour of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?" This level of support for the death penalty is generally in line with what Gallup has measured in 13 polls conducted since 1999. A majority of Americans also say the death penalty is applied fairly and only about one in five say it is applied too often. (October 2007)
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