The Class-Based Marriage Gap
In 2008, a 16-percentage-point gap separated marriage rates of college graduates (64%) and of those with a high school diploma or less (48%).
Married Twenty-Somethings
Only about a quarter of young adults were married in 2008. This compared with about two-thirds in 1960.
Technology Use Around the World in 2010
Looking across 16 countries for which trends are available, the median percentage of people who own a cell phone has risen from 45% in 2002 to 81% in 2010.
Global Social Networking
Along with the U.S., three other nations surveyed have at least four-in-ten adults on social networks: Poland, Britain and South Korea.
Déjà Vu: Deficit Concerns
More than three-fourths of Americans saw the federal budget deficit as a threat to the recovering economy ... in 1983. Then, as now, there was far less agreement about what to do about it.
Boomer Gloom
Fully 80% of Baby Boomers say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country today.
Boomers and Social Change
Members of the Baby Boom generation align more closely with younger generations than with older ones on most social issues.
Pocket-Sized Politics
About a quarter of Americans used their cell phones to learn about or participate in the 2010 midterm election campaign.
Pay for Online Content
Nearly two thirds of internet users have paid to download or access some kind of online content, ranging from music to games to news articles.
As 2010 Ends, Bloggers Get Wonky on the Economy
Last week the economy—or one nuanced element of it—led bloggers’ conversation. And the No. 2 topic was a famous athlete’s domestic situation. Meanwhile news (and rumors) about the iPad topped a tech-heavy news agenda on Twitter.
