US moral values are ‘poor,’ survey says

WASHINGTON — Forty-nine percent of Americans say the state of moral values in the U.S. is “poor” — the highest percentage ever in Gallup’s annual Values and Morals poll.

The survey reported a record-high 49 percent of respondents rating American values as “poor” and a record-tying-low 14 percent rating them as “excellent” or “good.” When asked whether U.S. moral values are getting better or worse, Americans have consistently said they are worsening and that remains the case today. Currently 77 percent say moral values in the U.S. are getting worse, while 18 percent say they are getting better. (TAB)