Worldwide, a quarter of new car sales are electric vehicles or hybrids
In eight countries, at least half of all new cars sold in 2025 were electric or hybrid. The U.S. reached just 10%, well below the global average of 25%.
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Intermarriage on the Rise in the U.S.
The share of new marriages between spouses of a different race or ethnicity from each other increased to 15.1% in 2010.
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New Congress Includes Several Religious Firsts
The 113th Congress welcomes the first Buddhist in the Senate and first Hindu in either chamber.
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A Third of Americans Have Benefited From Multiple Entitlement Programs
About a third of all Americans have benefited from two or more entitlement programs over the course of their lives.
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Wide Partisan Gap Exists Over Gun Control
Democrats favor controlling gun ownership by 45 percentage points more than Republicans.
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About Half Say Parents Have Responsibility to Help Adult Child Financially
About half of the public believes parents have a responsibility to provide financial assistance to an adult child if it’s needed.
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Big Gaps Between Young and Old on Which News Stories They Followed Closely
There was a 43 percentage point gap between young and old adults in how closely they followed news about the attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya.