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Article: Americans More Likely to Say Moral Values "Getting Better"; Still overwhelmingly believe values are getting worse.(Survey)
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- Gallup Poll News Service
- Article date:
- May 14, 2009
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Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones
Synopsis: Americans still overwhelmingly believe moral values in the U.S. are getting worse (71%) rather than better (21%), but the percentage who say moral values are getting better is up from 11% last year.
PRINCETON, NJ -- Though Americans still widely perceive moral values to be deteriorating rather than improving in the United States, there has been a significant increase since last year in the percentage who say moral values are getting better.
These results are based on the latest Gallup Values and Beliefs Poll, conducted annually each May, including May 7-10 this year.
The current results are ...