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YAGallup Major Trends and Events series.
Both books use data from Gallup polls taken in the last hundred years to explore Americans' views on the topics. The volume on health care includes chapters about cigarettes, euthanasia, public health threats, and aging. The writing is clear, but these complex issues tend to be oversimplified. Charts, graphs, and photographs (some stiffly staged) help support the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Gallup Major Trends and Events titles: Obesity and Health Care.