Our 3 Things to Know This Week:
1. Rising costs of electricity and natural gas have U.S. adults worried about their bills
2. Gen Z are the most likely to consume frozen meals
3. While the general population is opposed to sports betting partnerships, sports fans feel differently
The latest consumer-reported data from CivicScience show that half (50%) of U.S. adults say they are ‘very’ concerned about home utility prices. That’s an eight-percentage-point increase from 2025.
Read the full thing here: civicscience.com/3-things-to…
Do you use AI shopping assistants to research your next purchase? Whether they’re gathering information to compare multiple products or actually completing the purchase, more Americans are turning to them, especially when purchasing groceries and electronics.
CivicScience is excited to introduce The Agentic Retail Report, designed to track public interest and usage of these agents and where they ultimately spend their money.
Including:
-Adoption and weekly-use share by platform
-Category behavior and in-platform vs. off-platform conversion
Are you interested in learning more?
Join us on October 28th at 13pm EST for a 30 minute live webinar plus a Q&A session with CivicScience Founder and CEO John Dick (tagged) and Unser Advisory Group Founder Don Unser all about our brand new Agentic Retail Report.
Register here: info.civicscience.com/the-ci…
Over the weekend, we asked Americans: To what extent do you support or oppose a national "Medicare for All" policy?
Fifty-three percent (53%) of U.S. adults said they would 'strongly support' a national policy, while 27% 'strongly oppose' the idea.
Today's News Poll of the Day question is:
Do you think the reported search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) home by federal immigration agents in an undisclosed criminal investigation was warranted or unwarranted?
Cast your vote here: pollsandinsights.com/poll-of…
Americans weigh in on polls like this every day. Want to be a part of the conversation? Subscribe to our poll of the day email here: hubs.la/Q0483vYn0
CivicScience retweeted
The Penta-@CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) decreased 0.2 points to 27.8, its fourth straight biweekly decline and a new record low.
Two of the ESI's five indicators decreased from September 23-October 6, as reflected below:
- Confidence in personal finances decreased 2.6 points to 46.5.
- Confidence in finding a new job decreased 0.6 points to 24.4.
- Confidence in making a major purchase remained unchanged at 19.2.
- Confidence in buying a new home increased 0.6 points to 20.9.
- Confidence in the overall U.S. economy increased 1.8 points to 28.0.
Read the latest ESI report in its entirety here: bit.ly/3VAt5rk
CivicScience News Poll of the Day: Do you think Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will or will not be a strong contender in the 2028 presidential race?
Vote here: pollsandinsights.com/poll-of…
CivicScience Sports Poll of the Day: Do you think Alex Ovechkin will be remembered as one of the greatest NHL players of all time?
Vote here: pollsandinsights.com/poll-of…
CivicScience Lifestyle Poll of the Day: Do you generally prefer pasta dishes that are made with red sauce or white sauce?
Let us know: pollsandinsights.com/poll-of…
In our 3 Things to Know this week, we cover:
1. How more news consumers prefer to follow individual journalists than the organizations they work for
2. What drives Americans to actually visit a doctor when they're sick
3. Who is buying private label products at the grocery store.
Read the full report here: civicscience.com/3-things-to…
On Monday we asked Americans "To what extent do you support or oppose the Trump administration's use of taxpayer dollars to pay for television ads promoting the president?"
Nearly 8 in 10 U.S. adults (79%) say they "strongly oppose" the use of taxpayer dollars to fund television ads promoting President Trump, while 9% "strongly support" it.
America weighs in on topical polls like this every day. Subscribe to The CivicScience Poll of the Day now to join the conversation: hubs.la/Q0483vYn0
CivicScience retweeted
The Penta-@CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) decreased 2.1 points to 28.0, its lowest level since the index began in 2013, as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, mortgage rates climbed, and oil prices remained elevated.
All of the ESI's five indicators decreased from September 9-September 22, as reflected below:
- Confidence in buying a new home decreased 4.0 points to 20.3.
- Confidence in making a major purchase decreased 3.3 points to 19.2.
- Confidence in finding a new job decreased 1.7 points to 25.0.
- Confidence in personal finances decreased 1.0 point to 49.1.
- Confidence in the overall U.S. economy decreased 0.7 points to 26.2.
Read the latest ESI report in its entirety here: pentagrp.link/46AZxfz
For the last two years, the majority of Americans told us they valued both time and money 'equally'. This year, however, those who value time have seen a 3 percentage point increase, tied for first place with equal valuers.
Want to learn more about what this means? Read the full thing here: hubs.la/Q04y6TxX0
In a new feature for @adexchanger, Gretchen Tibbits, President and Chief Operating Officer of CivicScience, examines the fall sports landscape this year and how marketers can capitalize by taking a wider view beyond the football audience.
See Gretchen's full article here: hubs.la/Q04y4zr90










