Aaron Smith

Nearly two-thirds of Americans now own a smartphone. 19% of Americans rely to some extent on a smartphone for internet access, but the connections to digital resources that they offer are tenuous for many of these users.

Our true/false statement question asked, “When a company posts a privacy policy, it ensures that the company keeps confidential all the information it collects on users.” Half of online Americans answered incorrectly.

Three-quarters of online Americans know which is bigger, a megabyte or a kilobyte, but only 9% are able to correctly identify the first widely popular graphical web browser. How much do you know about the web and digital technology?

28% of registered voters use their cell phone to follow political news, and 16% follow political figures on social media.

Experts envision automation and intelligent digital agents permeating vast areas of our work and personal lives by 2025, but they are divided on whether these advances will displace more jobs than they create.

Pew Research findings on the state of social media and its impact on grassroots and advocacy

There are some striking differences between women and men in their hopes and fears about the future.

Americans see the next half-century as a period of profound scientific change, but they don't agree on what will or won't come to pass.

Americans are largely optimistic about the long-term future of scientific progress, but concerned about some changes that might occur in the near future.

Adoption is increasing, but many seniors remain isolated from digital life