Americans Remain Negative on State of Nation's Moral Values; Percentage rating moral values as "poor" edging up in recent years.(Survey) From: Gallup Poll News Service | Date: June 4, 2007| Author: Carroll, Joseph | COPYRIGHT 2007 Gallup Organization. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Joseph Carroll

Synopsis: Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs poll finds Americans are very pessimistic about the current state of moral values in the United States, as has typically been the case. Few Americans rate moral values in the country positively, and perceptions that moral values are "poor" in the country are edging closer to the 50% mark. More than 8 in 10 Americans think morality is getting worse, up slightly over the past three years.

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