Luxury to Necessity and Back Again
Less than half of Americans consider the microwave a necessity, down from 68% in 2006.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Less than half of Americans consider the microwave a necessity, down from 68% in 2006.
Four-in-ten young adults say they have cut back spending on alcohol or cigarettes as a result of the recession.
Six-in-ten Gen Nexters completely agree that it is their duty to always vote.
Just over half of all working adults ages 50 to 64 say they have thought in the past year about postponing retirement.
Roughly half of internet users have used online classified ads, up from 22% in 2005.
Hispanics now make up 22% of all children in the U.S. — up from 9% in 1980.
Only three-in-ten Americans believe we should give preferential treatment to improve the position of minorities.
Fully 72% of married moms who work say dads are now doing as good a job or better than their counterparts did a generation ago.
Fully 62% of non-Hispanic blacks now believe that Americans can always solve problems; in 2007 only 41% shared that confidence.
Americans ages 65 and older are the most worried about government involvement in health care.
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