Fully 62% of non-Hispanic blacks now believe that Americans can always solve problems; in 2007 only 41% shared that confidence.

Roughly half of Americans know that Chief Justice Roberts is considered to be a conservative.

Most parents say they always or sometimes know what video games their children play.

Just about every teen — ages 12-17 — plays computer, web, portable or console video games.

The 2008 presidential election was the most racially and ethnically diverse in U.S. history, with nearly one-in-four votes cast by non-whites.

Slightly more than a quarter of Catholics think Notre Dame was wrong to invite the president to speak at its commencement; half think it was the right decision.

The number of Americans using the internet to get political news has more than doubled since the 2000 election.