Pew Research Center Staff

More than eight-in-ten American adults own cell phones and about three-quarters of them send and receive text messages. Text messaging users send or receive an average of 41.5 messages on a typical day.

The net worth of households in the U.S. fell sharply from 2005 to 2009, declining by 28%. But the drop in household wealth affected minorities disproportionately.

In most regions of the world, opinion of the United States continues to be more favorable than it was in the Bush years.

Despite the apparent success of NATO-supported rebel troops, public views about the decision to conduct air strikes in Libya remain mixed and have changed little since the U.S. and allies launched military operations there in late March.

President Obama's overall job approval rating has declined in recent months, but there is also an intensity gap that has emerged, with Americans more likely to say they very strongly disapprove of Obama’s performance than to say they very strongly approve.

Voters on average place themselves just right of center politically; this puts them slightly closer to the Republican Party than the Democratic Party.

The lopsided wealth ratios between whites, blacks and Hispanics are the largest since the government began publishing household wealth data a quarter century ago.

The public continues to be divided over many of the anti-terrorism policies that arose in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Voters in general remain unimpressed by the GOP presidential field; opinion is mixed even among Republicans.

Less than half of Mexicans believe their government has been making progress in its years-long battle with the country's drug cartels.