Percent who have eaten lunch or dinner at the following types of restaurants in the past month... Casual dining Locally owned: 53% Chain...

There are two ways to determine the health status of Americans. You can ask them and hear their hopes and dreams (as happens when people are...

Most college students borrow money to pay for school. Not all of those borrowers graduate, however. Borrowers who drop out of college have m...

The best cities. The top states. Nearly every day there's a new list showing how this region or that metro is the best or worst at somet...

Entertainment spending by the average household climbed 6 percent between 2000 and 2010, after adjusting for inflation. Trends in entertainm...

"Have you noticed? America is becoming a Renter Nation. There are now more than 100 million residential renters and we are proud to ren...

The idea of starting a business is not all that appealing to the nation's college students. When students are asked to rate the attracti...

How many Americans are online during an average month? Nielsen can tell you. According to its tracking, 211 million Americans were active on...

When workers are asked which one activity best describes how they dream of spending their retirement, the largest share say travel (41%). ...

Fewer than 4 million babies were born in the United States in 2011, according to provisional estimates released by the National Center for H...

It is illegal for 18-year-olds to drink alcohol. But it is not illegal for them to borrow thousands of dollars to pay for college. Here are ...

Among workers who plan to work past age 65 or after they retire, these are the main reasons they will continue to work... Can't aff...

Percent of people who live in households that receive food stamps or cash assistance by educational attainment... Not a high school gradua...

Percent of Americans aged 18 or older who say the following are morally acceptable... Death penalty: 58% Gay or lesbian relations: 54% H...

Among adults aged 18 to 64 who visited an emergency room in the past 12 months but were not admitted to the hospital, percentage who said th...

When you have 1) a guaranteed income 2) annual cost of living increases 3) and government provided health insurance These factors expla...

The worst is over for the housing market, says a report from the Demand Institute, a non-profit organization and collaboration between The C...

The top financial priority of the nation's workers is "just getting by," according to the 13th annual retirement survey by Tra...

Are Americans fat because healthy food is more costly than unhealthy food and they're trying to save money? That's the theory. But a...

A recent AP article noted that boomers will be less likely to own pets as they get older, which could lead to a decline in spending on pets...