Pew Research Center Staff

Compared with most other western nations, the U.S. has one of the highest marriage rates as well as one of the highest divorce rates.

More than half of online adults use Wikipedia -- which celebrates its 10th anniversary this Saturday -- to look for information.

A majority of Americans (57%) say the higher education system in the United States fails to provide students with good value for the money they and their families spend.

A summer 2010 survey found the public split, but in favor of gun control over the right to own guns by a 50%-to-46% margin.

By a margin of 52%-33%, Americans think the U.S. should re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Two thirds of Republicans say the country is losing ground on the way the health care system is working, up from 41% in December 2008.

Jobs remain the public's primary economic concern, and given the pessimism about job availability, it’s not hard to see why.

Majorities or pluralities of Americans think the country is losing ground on nine of 12 major issues.

Throughout human history, poets, balladeers and songwriters have celebrated the idea that there's just one true love for every living soul. Only 28% of today's Americans agree.

More than nine-in-ten married people say that love is a very important reason to marry while only about three-in-ten cite financial stability as an important factor. The data suggest otherwise.