Just 33% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the federal government, the lowest positive rating in 15 years.

More than nine-in-ten (92%) Chinese believe their standard of living is better than it was for their parents at the same age.

About four-in-ten (43%) of Asian-Americans are satisfied with the direction of the country, double that of the general public.

Nearly four-in-ten (38%) of social networking site users have discovered through their friends’ postings that their political beliefs were different than they thought

A majority of U.S. Muslims (57%) say Islam can be understood in more than one way; globally, views among Muslims trend in the opposite direction.

When it comes to American views on government and social values, the average partisan gap has nearly doubled over the last 25 years — from 10 percentage points in 1987 to 18 percentage points.

President Obama holds only a four-point edge (48% to 44%) across 12 of this year’s key battleground states.