Electronic cigarettes are new, their use is increasingly common, and they are controversial. Just in time to shed some light on this matter,...

The 56 percent majority of Americans say they most often watch television live, as it is broadcast. But the figure varies by generation... ...

The diversity of the American population continues to grow. As of July 1, 2013, only 62.6 percent of the nation's population was non-His...

In a first look at the prevalence of incontinence (bladder and/or bowel) among subgroups of Americans aged 65 or older, the National Center ...

For the past few years, the media has been obsessing about the growing share of adult children who live with their parents. The latest examp...

What accounts for the enormous gap in the wealth of blacks versus non-Hispanic whites? The wealth gap is far greater than the income gap. Th...

If you want a raise or are negotiating a salary, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has something for you: occupational employment statistics da...

1.6 million artists are at work in the United States, according to the USDA's Economic Research Service. Artists include not only painte...

Number of prisoners under sentence of death: 3,033 Percent male: 98% Percent black: 42% Percent in South: 51% Median age: 45 years ...

Among the 41 million foreign-born living in the United States, nearly half (49.9%) are proficient in English: 15.4 percent speak only Engli...

The 2013 results are now available from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, a massive survey of teenagers in 9th through 12th grade...

There's a demographic drama unfolding. See it here , in the Census Bureau's Story Maps—two interactive maps of population trends by ...

Would you prefer to live in a community where 1) Houses are larger and farther apart but schools, stores and restaurants are miles away? or ...

Percentage of Americans who agree/strongly agree with the tradition of "waiting" for the wedding night, by generation... Millenn...

Americans are moving less than they once did, according to the Census Bureau, and their reasons for moving are changing. Only 11.7 percent o...

In a first, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York asked Americans how much they know about the onerous rules and regulations involving federa...

"Payday is a highly anticipated day for any worker no matter when it takes place," notes the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not only ...

How much is distance education disrupting traditional educational institutions? A new report from the National Center for Education Statisti...

The number of renters surpassed 40 million in 2013, a gain of more than 5 million since 2006. The median age of renters climbed from 38.9 to...

How much have the characteristics of new single-family homes changed since completions peaked in 2006? Although there are fewer new single-f...