Short Reads

An overwhelming 86% of Germans believe their economy is doing well, up from 75% last year. Germans are also happy with their political establishment.

The U.S. Latino population, the principal driver of U.S. demographic growth since 2000, has itself evolved during this time.

Two-thirds of Muslims in the United States say the country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites.

While a large majority of Americans rate police officers positively on a 0-to-100 “feeling thermometer,” whites and blacks differ widely in their views.

Half of U.S. adults today are married, a share that has remained relatively stable in recent years but dramatically different from the peak of 72% in 1960.

The rise of online streaming services such as Netflix and HBO Go has dramatically altered the media habits of Americans, especially young adults.

More Republicans offer a cold than warm view of college professors when asked to rate them on a “feeling thermometer.”

The Sept. 11 attacks united Americans in a way that few other historical events have.

In the U.S., four-in-ten women and roughly a quarter of adults ages 65 and older say they play video games at least sometimes.

As of August 2017, 43% of Americans report often getting news online, just 7 points lower than the 50% who often get news on television.