Hispanics have lower death rates and a longer life expectancy than non-Hispanic Whites. This is true despite the fact that Hispanics are poo...

More than one in four Americans (27 percent) smoked something in the past week, according to a Gallup survey. Fifteen percent of adults aged...

More than one in four American aged 18 or older say they are online "almost constantly," according to a 2019 Pew Research Center s...

Homeownership rate of householders aged 35 to 39, second quarter 2019: 56.1% The homeownership rate of the 35-to-39 age group fell in t...

Don't get mad at smokers when you're dodging second-hand smoke on city streets, in doorways, alleys, and parking lots. Feel sorry fo...

The median sales price of new single-family houses sold fell slightly in 2018 to $326,400. This is below the 2017 record high of $331,000, a...

How many criminals carry a gun when they commit their crime? Fewer than you might think. Only 21 percent of all state and federal prisoners ...

More than one in three teenagers has tried to lose weight in the past year, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Among 16...

Should the U.S. spend more on space exploration? Only about one in four Americans aged 18 or older say yes, according to the General Social ...

The third leading cause of death in the United States is what the CDC calls "unintentional injuries"—or accidents. Because a growi...

Earning a college degree is still worth the cost, say the experts. A recent study  by the Federal Reserve Board, for example, finds the rate...

Forty-one percent of American households say they would have trouble paying an unexpected $400 expense, according to the Federal Reserve Boa...

Democrats and Republicans agree about one thing—Americans of both political persuasions want to see an astronaut go to Mars. The 55 percent ...

American culture may dominate movies and music around the world, but it does not dominate restaurant cuisines, according to a National Burea...

During the decade ahead, single-person households are projected to increase more than any other type, according to the Joint Center for Hous...

Americans aged 60 or older spend more than half their waking hours alone—7 hours a day, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the B...

The use of online banking is nearly universal in the United States today, according to FINRA's latest National Financial Capability Stud...

Median household income fell slightly to $63,799 in May 2019. This was $353 lower than the April 2019 median after adjusting for inflation, ...

Pride in being an American has hit the lowest point since Gallup began to ask the question in 2001. Only 45 percent of adults today are ...

The 60 percent majority of children under age 6 and not yet in kindergarten participate in at least one weekly nonparental care arrangement....