Among smokers aged 18 or older, 74 percent want to quit. They have tried to stop smoking an average of 3.6 times. Source: Gallup, Most U.S...

Older Americans are living longer than ever, but are they enjoying those years in good health? That question is posed by a National Bureau o...

Percentage of men who claimed early Social Security benefits at age 62, by birth year... 1920-24: 52% 1925-29: 56% 1930-34: 57% 1935...

Homeownership rate of householders aged 30 to 34, second quarter 2013: 48.4% The homeownership rate of householders aged 30 to 34 ...

Finally, household income is moving in the right direction. Median annual household income increased between May and June 2013, according to...

Non-Hispanic white share of elementary and secondary students by type of school... Public: 52% Private: 71% Source: National Center for...

Percentage of Americans who have ever... Received a traffic ticket: 64% Been picked up by police: 20% Spent time in prison or jail: 14% ...

Which term do Hispanics prefer? According to a Gallup poll, 70 percent of Latinos say it does not matter whether the term "Latino"...

Which term do African Americans prefer? According to a Gallup poll, 65 percent of blacks say it does not matter whether the term "black...

The Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges will open for business in a few weeks. On October 1st, each state's exchanges w...

The 53 percent majority of Americans think capitalism is working well, but there is a difference of opinion on this issue by economic status...

Despite the high cost of college, most of the nation's parents still believe college is worth the cost, according to the 2013 Sallie Mae...

Only 43 percent of American families know how they will pay for college before their child enrolls in school, according to the latest Sallie...

Here's an interesting way to look at what divides us: a new survey of religious beliefs combined with economic and social attitudes find...

Overall, 39 percent of Americans are satisfied and 42 percent are dissatisfied with the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting deat...

Fascinating article in the New York Times : In Climbing Income Ladder, Location Matters . The article describes a study  that maps intergene...

Among the nation's 75 largest metropolitan areas, rental vacancy rates are highest in Orlando, Florida. In 2012, 18.5 percent of rental ...

In the nation as a whole, 301 nonmetropolitan counties are persistently poor. Persistent poverty means at least 20 percent of a county's...

That's what the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is trying to figure out. Of the 164 rural counties under the Atlanta Fed's purview, ...

With so many baby boomers turning 65, there's a lot of interest in how long boomers can expect to remain healthy. According to a report ...