In 2008, more children were born to women older than age 34 (14% of all births) than to women younger than age 20 (10%).

A plurality of Americans (46%) say two children is the ideal number for a family.

In only one of 29 weeks studied did blogs, Twitter and YouTube share the same top story — a week in June 2009 focused on the Iranian protests.

More than 99% of the news stories linked to in blogs come from traditional media sources such as newspapers and broadcast networks.

A reader asks: Do people in foreign countries find Americans polite? A Pew Research survey finds few in Western counties call them “rude,” including just 12% of Germans.

As the U.S. Episcopal Church consecrates its first lesbian bishop, fully 70% of its members say homosexuality should be accepted by society as a way of life.

Just four-in-ten voters want to see their representative reelected this year.

Six-in-ten Americans say the economic stimulus has not helped the job situation.

Roughly half of Americans say TARP, federal loans to troubled banks, did not prevent a more severe financial crisis.