More than eight-in-ten American adults own cell phones and about three-quarters of them send and receive text messages. Text messaging users send or receive an average of 41.5 messages on a typical day.

In most regions of the world, opinion of the United States continues to be more favorable than it was in the Bush years.

Despite the apparent success of NATO-supported rebel troops, public views about the decision to conduct air strikes in Libya remain mixed and have changed little since the U.S. and allies launched military operations there in late March.

Voters on average place themselves just right of center politically; this puts them slightly closer to the Republican Party than the Democratic Party.

The public continues to be divided over many of the anti-terrorism policies that arose in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Voters in general remain unimpressed by the GOP presidential field; opinion is mixed even among Republicans.