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Nearly half of African Americans have gone online with a handheld device, helping to offset traditional lower levels of internet access among blacks.

A majority of Americans have logged onto the internet with a wireless connection.

Only 15% of Americans believe that the U.S. has the best health care in the world.

Nearly four-in-ten American drivers report having cursed or shouted at other drivers in the past year.

Only about a quarter of U.S. drivers now say they consider their car "something special -- more than just a way to get around," barely half of the 43% who felt this way in 1991.

About six-in-ten Americans report talking on a handheld phone while driving, a practice that some states have outlawed due to safety concerns.

Less than half of the public says the earth is warming as a result of human activity, but a majority knows which gas scientists say is to blame for global warming.

A wide gap exists between the public and scientists over evolution.

Most Americans still get general information about the economy from the television and radio.

Of those going online for economic information, two-thirds are shopping for low prices.