Short Reads

Only 16% of all adults say having a mother who works full time is ideal for a young child, but about one-third of mothers say they would prefer such a job.

One in four teens are “cell-mostly” internet users — far more than adults.

Six-in-ten low-income Americans say they experienced one or more financial problems in the past year.

Nearly a quarter of those who say gun rights should be a priority have contributed to an organization that takes a position on gun policy.

Roughly four-in-ten working mothers with children under 18 say their ideal situation would be to work full-time, up from 21% in 2007.

In 2003, 56% of Americans said same-sex marriage undermined the traditional family, but that number has dropped 10 points since then.

A key factor in rising support for same-sex marriage is that 14% of all Americans say they’ve changed their minds on the issue.

The already considerable amount of time devoted to sports, weather and traffic on local newscasts rose from 32% 2005 to 40% in 2012.

The number of Christians in the world has nearly quadrupled in the last 100 years, but they comprise about the same share (32%) of the population.

Young adults shrunk the amount of debt they were carrying by 29% between 2007 and 2010.