Mobile phones have become a near-ubiquitous tool for information-seeking and communicating: 83% of American adults own some kind of cell phone and they use them for a variety of activities.

At a time when women surpass men by record numbers in college enrollment and completion, they also have a more positive view than men about the value higher education provides.

The public has highly negative views of the way congressional leaders from both parties are handling their jobs.

None of the participants in the debt ceiling negotiations escaped without at least some significant damage to their images.

Restrictions on religious beliefs and practices rose between mid-2006 and mid-2009 in 23 of the world’s 198 countries, including several of the world’s most populous nations.

Seven-in-ten online adults report watching videos on a video-sharing site like YouTube or Vimeo.

Since 2008, Republicans have significantly increased their advantage over Democrats among white registered voters.