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Young adults are the heaviest users of text messaging, sending or receiving an average of 87.7 text messages on a normal day.

The share of adult cell phone owners who have downloaded an app nearly doubled in the past two years –from 22% in September 2009 to 38% in August 2011

The share of cell phone owners who download apps nearly doubles in two years, but just 46% of downloaders have paid for an app.

Americans are now almost evenly divided on the question of legalizing same-sex marriage. Opposition to same-sex marriage has fallen from 65% in 1996 to 46% in 2011 while 45% favor legalizing it.

After a brief one-week absence, the U.S. economy re-emerged as the top story last week.