Pew Research Center Staff

On his 200th birthday, Charles Darwin can claim relatively few American adherents to his theory of the evolution of species through natural selection. In a recent survey, 63% of Americans say they believe that humans and other animals have either always existed in their present form or have evolved over time under the guidance of a supreme being

Even among the minority of single young Americans who say they are seeking relationships, about half (49%) say they have had at most one date over the previous three months.

Fewer than a third of Latinos rate immigration an “extremely important” issue.

Over a third of adults now have a profile on a social networking website.

More Americans now get news from the internet than from newspapers.

Seven-in-ten Americans say President Obama should focus on domestic policy.

Roughly half of Americans say people like themselves would gain influence under the Obama administration.

Most Americans who claim a religious affiliation think many religions, not just their own religion, can lead to eternal life.

More than six-in-ten current residents of Washington, DC were born in another state.

Fully a third of people living in rural areas see five or fewer widely held consumer products as necessities rather than luxuries.